ADCROFT BUILD & RENOVATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04787151 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£116.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £116,900
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,760 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£117k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £140.7k | £159.6k |
| Current assets | £159.9k | £238.0k |
| Cash | £33.3k | £120.0k |
| Debtors | £44.8k | £25.9k |
| Net assets | £116.9k | £130.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-11-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Joanna Prudence Verney
- 2003-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADCROFT BUILD & RENOVATION LIMITED
- 2003-06-04➕CHAMBERLAIN, Juliette Karen appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-04➕CHAMBERLAIN, Juliette Karen appointeddirector
- 2003-06-04➕CHAMBERLAIN, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2003-06-04➕DWYER, Daniel John appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-04➖DWYER, Daniel John resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-04➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2003-06-04➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Juliette Karen Chamberlain Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/11/2023 |
Mr Thomas William Chamberlain Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/11/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Adcroft Group Limitedceased 07/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Thomas William Chamberlainceased 05/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Juliette Karen Chamberlainceased 05/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADVANCED KFS FABRICATION LIMITED→ 10086620 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| AEGIS ALARMS LIMITED→ 07298048 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AEROPLANE WORKSHOP LTD→ 12000352 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AEROSSTECH LTD→ 16648896 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AJAX MACHINE TOOLS INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 06864667 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AJJ WELDING AND FABRICATION LTD→ 14253518 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALEX KIMBER DESIGN LTD→ 13218301 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Oakbridge House Lymore Valley
Milford On Sea
Lymington
SO41 0TW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CHAMBERLAIN, Juliette Karen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-06-04
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CHAMBERLAIN, Juliette Karen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-06-04
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CHAMBERLAIN, Thomas William→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2003-06-04
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DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2003-06-04
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2003-06-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Joanna Prudence Verney / Guy Herbert Verney | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2014 | 12/11/2019 |
Recent filings (78 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09