A&H CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03499989 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕SMITH, Louise Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-15➕SMITH, Louise Marie appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-15➖GARBETT, Sheila Ann resignedsecretary
- 1998-09-11➖PARKER, Justin Trevelyan resignedsecretary
- 1998-09-11➖COPSEY, Peter Bernard resigneddirector
- 1998-08-27➕ADAMS, Barry Anthony appointeddirector
- 1998-08-27➕GARBETT, Sheila Ann appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A&H CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 1998-01-27➕PARKER, Justin Trevelyan appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-27➕COPSEY, Peter Bernard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Anthony Adams Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
A&H Construction & Development
Coombs Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B62 8AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SMITH, Louise Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-08-15
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ADAMS, Barry Anthony→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-08-27
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SMITH, Louise Marie→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-07-01
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GARBETT, Sheila Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-08-27 · resigned 2011-08-15
PARKER, Justin Trevelyan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 1998-09-11
COPSEY, Peter Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 1998-09-11
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Recent filings (74 total)
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2025-01-27
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2024-02-19
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2023-11-02
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2023-02-06
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2022-11-02
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2022-07-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
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2021-11-02
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2021-01-27
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2020-10-13
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2020-01-28
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2019-10-29