ALMA JORDAN (BUILDERS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01251055 · ltd · incorporated 1976-03-24
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£56.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 47/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 9.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £56,646
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.8k | £52.5k |
| Current assets | £194.4k | £188.2k |
| Cash | £1.7k | £4.3k |
| Debtors | £188.7k | £180.0k |
| Net assets | £56.6k | £51.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-27➖JORDAN, Sheila Janette resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-16🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)
- 2021-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-11➕JORDAN, Howard Alma appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)
- 2018-11-08➖JORDAN, Clive Malcolm resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-08➖JORDAN, Clive Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2018-09-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)
- 2017-07-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bae Systems PLC
- 2016-11-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
- 2016-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Crn: 2904587)
- 2015-02-10➕JORDAN, Clive Malcolm appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-10➖JORDAN, David Alma resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-10➖JORDAN, David Alma resigneddirector
- 2015-02-10➕JORDAN, Sheila Janette appointeddirector
- 1976-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMA JORDAN (BUILDERS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JORDAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-22
6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Pepperells Solicitors holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Pepperells Solicitors
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ALMA JORDAN (BUILDERS) LIMITED
This company · 01251055
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Howard Alma Jordan Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/04/2025 |
Pepperells Solicitors Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/04/2025 |
Mr John Howard Rochman Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 08/11/2018 |
Mrs Veronica Rosalie Chadbourn Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sheila Janette Jordanceased 27/04/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Clive Malcolm Jordanceased 08/11/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Tranby Croft
Tranby Lane,Anlaby
East Yorkshire
HU10 7EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
JORDAN, Howard Alma→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JORDAN, Clive Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2018-11-08
JORDAN, David Alma→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-02-10
JORDAN, Clive Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2018-11-08
JORDAN, David Alma→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2015-02-10
JORDAN, Sheila Janette→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2025-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | A registered charge | — | 16/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | The Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Bae Systems Bae Systems PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Homes and Communities Agency | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Network Rail Infrastructure (Crn: 2904587) Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Crn: 2904587) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/10/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (113 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29