ACOMB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02652839 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.3y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees17001600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-13
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  3. 2023-11-10
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-11-10
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-10
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  6. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-11-09
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    HODGETTS, Christopher David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-09
    ➕
    HUNT, Robin St John Bryan appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-09
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    PHILLIPS, Lynette Mary appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2017-08-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-02-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2006-06-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2006-04-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2001-12-03
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Lynette Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-03
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, David Patrick resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-12-03
    ➖
    RILEY, Michael resigned
    director
  26. 1992-10-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1992-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1991-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOMB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  29. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David Patrick appointed
    director
  30. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David Patrick appointed
    secretary
  31. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-10-09
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-10-09
    ➕
    RILEY, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Patrick Phillips
Individual · English · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting09/10/2016
Mrs Lynette Mary Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/10/2016

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
Incorporated1991-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

63 Mercury Road
Gallowfields Trading Estate
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4TQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Lynette Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGETTS, Christopher David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNT, Robin St John Bryan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, David Patrick→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Lynette Mary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, David Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 2001-12-03
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 1991-10-09
Resigned
RILEY, Michael→
director · ~73y · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 2001-12-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/08/2017—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2015—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/06/2006—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/04/2006—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/01/199207/10/1992
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20