A.B. CONSTRUCTION BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03540746 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.11M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.7y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,110,585

Cash YoY

+10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

↑ 9.9% YoY

Net Worth

£1.1m

↑ 2.0% YoY

Current Assets

£2.3m

↓ 27% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.14M	£1.82M
Current assets	£2.29M	£3.12M
Cash	£10.4k	£9.5k
Debtors	£930.3k	£683.6k
Net assets	£1.11M	£1.09M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-05
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Charge satisfied #8
2024-03-05
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-02-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-28
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-26
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Charge registered #8
Lender: First Atlantic Finance Limited
2022-07-26
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Charge registered #7
Lender: First Atlantic Finance Limited
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-15
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2020-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2011-12-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-12-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-12-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-12-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2011-12-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2011-10-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Egt Bridging Finance Limited
2011-10-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Egt Bridging Finance Limited
2011-10-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Egt Bridging Finance Limited
1998-04-04
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DOHERTY, Audrey Mary appointed
secretary
1998-04-04
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DOHERTY, Barry John appointed
director
1998-04-03
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Company incorporated
As A.B. CONSTRUCTION BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
1998-04-03
➕
SEMKEN LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-03
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SEMKEN LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-03
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LUFMER LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-04-03
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LUFMER 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry John Doherty Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-04-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

60 Gordon Road

London

W5 2AR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-17

Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DOHERTY, Audrey Mary→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-04

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Active

DOHERTY, Barry John→

director · ~65y · appointed 1998-04-04

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Active

SEMKEN LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 1998-04-03

Resigned

LUFMER LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 1998-04-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	First Atlantic Finance First Atlantic Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	26/07/2022	05/03/2024
satisfied	First Atlantic Finance First Atlantic Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	26/07/2022	05/03/2024
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	15/02/2021	28/02/2024
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	19/12/2011	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	12/12/2011	—
satisfied	Egt Bridging Finance Egt Bridging Finance Limited	Rent charge agreement	1 property	28/10/2011	21/12/2011
satisfied	Egt Bridging Finance Egt Bridging Finance Limited	Legal charge	1 property	28/10/2011	21/12/2011
satisfied	Egt Bridging Finance Egt Bridging Finance Limited	Debenture	1 property	28/10/2011	21/12/2011

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-21

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-22

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-03-05

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-03-05

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-18

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-01-12

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-08-03