A P STEPHENS & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04866004 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-14
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£34.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,908
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,246 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£102kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£86.5k£76.2k
Current assets£77.0k£101.9k
Net assets£34.9k£44.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-28
    ➕
    WESTERN, Daryl appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-23
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Lorraine resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-22
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Anthony Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-05-16
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Luke Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2003-08-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A P STEPHENS & SONS LIMITED
  23. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    GWILLIAM, Susan Marie appointed
    director
  29. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    GWILLIAM, Susan Marie resigned
    director
  30. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Lorraine appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Raymond appointed
    director
  33. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Raymond resigned
    director
  34. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEPHENS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luke Stephens
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/11/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lorraine Stephensceased 20/11/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Anthony Paul Stephensceased 30/11/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Valley View Newfield Lane
Shroton
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 8QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

STEPHENS, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Luke Anthony Paul→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTERN, Daryl→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned
GWILLIAM, Susan Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned
STEPHENS, Anthony Paul→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2025-05-22
Resigned
STEPHENS, Lorraine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2025-05-23
Resigned
WRIGHT, Raymond→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03