A.R. CALVERT (LEYBURN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00854266 · ltd · incorporated 1965-07-14

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 98-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 98). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 59.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 59.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	2600	-2900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-23
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Charge satisfied #8
2026-03-16
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2026-02-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-01
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FARANDA, Sebastiano appointed
director
2024-09-01
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SADLER, Richard Jake appointed
director
2024-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-01-20
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CALVERT, Albert Richard appointed
director
2010-03-05
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2005-07-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2005-07-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2005-07-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-11-29
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-11-29
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-05-17
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Charge satisfied #1
1993-10-08
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CALVERT, Andrew Daniel appointed
director
1993-10-08
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SADLER, Paul Robert appointed
director
1993-10-08
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CALVERT, Albert Richard resigned
director
1993-03-13
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Charge satisfied #5
1989-07-26
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1985-03-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1978-07-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1971-03-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1967-03-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1965-07-14
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Company incorporated
As A.R. CALVERT (LEYBURN) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CALVERT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 98 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 98 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Daniel Calvert Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Albert Richard Calvertceased 23/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1965-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Thornton House Leyburn Business Park

Harmby Road

Leyburn

North Yorkshire

DL8 5QA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19