ABLE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04847996 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-01
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2016-08-01
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-01
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    JOHN, Bernadette Mary resigned
    director
  14. 2016-03-01
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    JOHN, Douglas resigned
    director
  15. 2015-08-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  19. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Victoria Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Denis Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-07-28
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    JOHN, Bernadette Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    JOHN, Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-07-28
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 candidate

Strong 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 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

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 Denis Paul Patrick Whitfield
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Victoria Jane Whitfield
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

29 West Orchard Crescent
Llandaff
Cardiff
CF5 1AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WHITFIELD, Victoria Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-28
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Active
WHITFIELD, Denis Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-07-28
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Active
WHITFIELD, Victoria Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-28
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Active
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-28
Resigned
JOHN, Bernadette Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
JOHN, Douglas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-03