FALLOWFIELD PROJECTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
02316544 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£44.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £44,434
Net assets shrinking
Down £51,244 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£161.6k£239.1k
Current assets£193.1k£177.0k
Cash£79.3k£92.2k
Debtors£49.3k£26.8k
Net assets£44.4k£95.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-12-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-12-28
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2024-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-06
    ➕
    GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-02-20
    ➖
    GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    COUSINS, Christopher James appointed
    director
  20. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-08
    ➖
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest resigned
    director
  23. 2010-03-26
    ➖
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-11-11
    ➖
    SHIPPEN, Barry resigned
    secretary
  26. 1999-02-01
    ➖
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    SHIPPEN, Barry appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1997-06-12
    ➕
    FALLOWFIELD, Ward Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 1994-09-05
    ➕
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-09-05
    ➖
    GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary resigned
    secretary
  32. 1994-09-05
    ➖
    FALLOWFIELD, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  33. 1994-09-05
    ➕
    FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George appointed
    director
  34. 1994-09-05
    ➕
    FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest appointed
    director
  35. 1994-09-05
    ➖
    GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  36. 1988-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FALLOWFIELD PROJECTS LTD

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FALLOWFIELD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ward Fallowfield
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
75–100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ward Thomas Fallowfield
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Annette Elizabeth Graves
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

95 King Street
Lancaster
LA1 1RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

COUSINS, Christopher James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALLOWFIELD, Ward Thomas→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2010-03-26
Resigned
FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-05 · resigned 1999-02-01
Resigned
GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · resigned 1994-09-05
Resigned
SHIPPEN, Barry→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 1999-11-11
Resigned
FALLOWFIELD, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~91y · resigned 1994-09-05
Resigned
FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George→
director · ~85y · appointed 1994-09-05 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
FALLOWFIELD, James Ernest→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-09-05 · resigned 2010-09-08
Resigned
GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
GRAVES, Annette Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~62y · resigned 1994-09-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/06/1998—
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Recent filings (117 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30