A J HOUSE CONTRACT CARPENTRY LTD
🌳Matureactive
04559001 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £9,381
Very low cash
Cash position: £5
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5
~ YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 770% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.7k | £13.7k |
| Current assets | £50.3k | £41.2k |
| Cash | £5 | £5 |
| Debtors | £50.3k | £41.2k |
| Net assets | £9.4k | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A J HOUSE CONTRACT CARPENTRY LTD
- 2002-10-10➕HOUSE, Kim appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-10➕HOUSE, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2002-10-10➕HOUSE, Kim appointeddirector
- 2002-10-10➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-10➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-10➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-10➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOUSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kim House Individual · English · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/11/2025 |
Mr Andrew John House Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Woodland Court
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 1XT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-10
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HOUSE, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-10 · resigned 2002-10-10
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-10 · resigned 2002-10-10
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23