ANDREW DINNICOMBE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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04605279 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-29
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£71.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
62 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,785
Cash YoY
+64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
↑ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£72k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£88.0k£64.1k
Current assets£96.9k£81.7k
Cash£78.8k£48.1k
Debtors£3.3k£17.5k
Net assets£71.8k£51.5k

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

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-24
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  3. 2024-01-24
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2023-01-23
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  6. 2022-01-10
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  7. 2021-03-11
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  8. 2020-01-06
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  9. 2018-12-18
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  10. 2017-12-18
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  11. 2016-11-03
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  12. 2016-01-19
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  13. 2015-11-23
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  14. 2015-02-03
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  15. 2014-11-27
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  16. 2002-12-02
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  17. 2002-12-02
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  18. 2002-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW DINNICOMBE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  19. 2002-11-29
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    DINNICOMBE, Tracy Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-11-29
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    DINNICOMBE, Andrew Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2002-11-29
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    DINNICOMBE, Tracy Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2002-11-29
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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  23. 2002-11-29
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DINNICOMBE" — 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 62 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Brian Dinnicombe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Ann Dinnicombe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Grenville House
9 Boutport Street
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DINNICOMBE, Tracy Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DINNICOMBE, Andrew Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DINNICOMBE, Tracy Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-01-05
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2025-11-12
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2025-01-24
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2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18