ABERDARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03401602 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.4y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
86 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.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400600

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-01-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  11. 2021-12-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Jamie Ronald appointed
    director
  19. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    EVANS, Alfred Edward appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-07-24
    ➖
    DARCH, Leann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    DARCH, Leann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    EVANS, Jamie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-22
    ➖
    EVANS, Alfred Edward resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-07-22
    ➕
    EVANS, Jamie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-07-22
    ➖
    EVANS, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 1997-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERDARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  27. 1997-07-10
    ➕
    EVANS, Alfred Edward appointed
    director
  28. 1997-07-10
    ➕
    EVANS, Alfred Edward appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-07-10
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-07-10
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-07-10
    ➕
    EVANS, Peter appointed
    director
  32. 1997-07-10
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-07-10
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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

Group structure

Milrock Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Milrock Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABERDARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
This company · 03401602

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
Milrock Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jamie Ronald Evansceased 08/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Alfred Edward Evansceased 08/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 7 Enterprise House
Depot Road
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF44 8DL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

EVANS, Alfred Edward→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Alfred Edward→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Jamie Ronald→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARCH, Leann→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2012-07-24
Resigned
EVANS, Alfred Edward→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-10 · resigned 2009-07-22
Resigned
EVANS, Jamie→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-22 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-10 · resigned 1997-07-10
Resigned
EVANS, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-07-10 · resigned 2009-07-22
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-10 · resigned 1997-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—25/01/2022—
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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20