MATTHIAS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (SOUTH-EAST) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03303346 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-16
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
£11.02M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46130SIC 46130
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 27.0y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £174,389
Turnover YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Turnover£11.02M£10.24M
Gross profit£1.72M£1.56M
Operating profit£162.5k£209.9k
Profit before tax£174.4k£216.2k
Average employees15001300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-07-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  6. 2023-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-20
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2021-05-20
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2021-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-02-26
    ➖
    TULLY, Ben resigned
    director
  13. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-09-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-08-25
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  17. 2019-09-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2019-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-20
    ➖
    MATTHIAS, Jason James resigned
    director
  21. 2014-11-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  22. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    TULLY, Ben appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-13
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2013-12-31
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  25. 2013-12-31
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  26. 2013-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #6
  27. 2013-12-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  28. 2011-09-28
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC
  29. 2011-06-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2011-06-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2010-05-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2009-01-13
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  33. 2009-01-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  34. 2008-10-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  35. 2007-09-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Abbey National PLC
  36. 2000-07-10
    ➕
    MATTHIAS, Shazna, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-07-10
    ➖
    FEELY, Margaret Mary resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  39. 1999-07-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: First National Invoice Finance Limited
  40. 1999-07-08
    ➕
    MATTHIAS, Shazna, Mrs. appointed
    director
  41. 1997-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MATTHIAS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (SOUTH-EAST) LIMITED
  42. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    FEELY, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  43. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1997-01-16
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    MATTHIAS, Jason James appointed
    director
  46. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1997-01-16
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MATTHIAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 ·
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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shazna Matthias
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1997-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

40 Chamberlayne Road
London
NW10 3JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MATTHIAS, Shazna, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHIAS, Shazna, Mrs.→
director · ~50y · appointed 1999-07-08
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Active
FEELY, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 2000-07-10
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 1997-01-16
Resigned
MATTHIAS, Jason James→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 2016-11-20
Resigned
TULLY, Ben→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2021-02-26
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 1997-01-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/08/2020—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/01/2014—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge1 property31/12/2013—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge1 property31/12/2013—
satisfied
Venture Finance
Venture Finance PLC
All assets debenture1 property28/09/201101/11/2014
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Floating charge (all assets)1 property13/01/200905/12/2013
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property08/01/200905/12/2013
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property08/10/200815/06/2011
satisfied
Santander
Abbey National PLC
Legal and general charge2 properties21/09/200710/07/2023
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/10/199915/06/2011
satisfied
First National Invoice Finance
First National Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property15/07/199926/05/2010
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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-05-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-05-20