MCAULIFFE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01516566 · ltd · incorporated 1980-09-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£710.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.3y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £710,819

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£650k
Net Worth
£711k
Current Assets
£4.9m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£710.8k
Current assets£4.87M
Cash£650.4k
Debtors£4.22M
Net assets£710.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-10-01
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  5. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-06-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-06-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Mcauliffe Group LTD
  10. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-02-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
  15. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2016-12-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2016-12-06
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  21. 2016-12-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2013-03-11
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    CZARNECKI, Adam resigned
    director
  23. 2011-01-25
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    CZARNECKI, Adam appointed
    director
  24. 2010-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2010-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2010-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2005-03-01
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    MCAULIFFE, Anna Maria appointed
    director
  28. 2004-11-26
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    MCAULIFFE, Anna Maria appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-11-26
    ➖
    MCAULIFFE, Maurice resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-11-26
    ➖
    MCAULIFFE, Lawrence resigned
    director
  31. 2004-11-26
    ➖
    MCAULIFFE, Maurice resigned
    director
  32. 2003-09-29
    ➕
    MCAULIFFE, John Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    MCAULIFFE, Michael Laurence appointed
    director
  34. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    MCAULIFFE, Stephen Joseph appointed
    director
  35. 1988-08-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1987-02-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  37. 1983-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  38. 1980-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MCAULIFFE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCAULIFFE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
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.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Mcauliffe Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mcauliffe Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MCAULIFFE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 01516566

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mcauliffe Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Mcauliffe House
Northcott Road
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 0TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

MCAULIFFE, Anna Maria→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Anna Maria→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, John Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Michael Laurence→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Stephen Joseph→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Maurice→
secretary · resigned 2004-11-26
Resigned
CZARNECKI, Adam→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-01-25 · resigned 2013-03-11
Resigned
MCAULIFFE, Lawrence→
director · ~84y · resigned 2004-11-26
Resigned
MCAULIFFE, Maurice→
director · ~82y · resigned 2004-11-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/10/2024—
outstanding
Mcauliffe Group
Mcauliffe Group LTD
A registered charge—23/06/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
A registered charge—07/02/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/12/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/12/2016—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties05/08/198828/04/2010
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property06/02/198728/04/2010
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/04/198307/05/2010
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Recent filings (123 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01