A. LENCH BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

04892520 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-09

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	4900	4500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-21
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THOMAS, Nigel resigned
director
2022-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-05
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-26
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TILSTONE, Steven Paul appointed
director
2022-01-26
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TILSTONE, Steve Paul resigned
director
2021-09-24
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
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WOOD, Matthew resigned
director
2018-11-01
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LENCH, Jacqueline Barbara appointed
director
2018-06-18
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EKIN, Matthew David appointed
director
2018-06-18
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LENCH, Thomas Charles Adrian appointed
director
2018-06-18
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TILSTONE, Steve Paul appointed
director
2018-06-18
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WOOD, Matthew appointed
director
2015-09-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-11-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Black Country Reinvestment Society Limited
2009-11-12
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THOMAS, Nigel appointed
director
2007-02-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-09-09
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Company incorporated
As A. LENCH BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.
2003-09-09
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LENCH, Jacqueline Barbara appointed
secretary
2003-09-09
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LENCH, Adrian appointed
director
2003-09-09
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-09
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

81/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LENCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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.)

Group structure

Alnt Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Alnt Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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A. LENCH BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.

This company · 04892520

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alnt Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	18/06/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Nigel Thomasceased 18/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Adrian Lenchceased 18/06/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Unit 2 Century Road

High Carr Business Park

Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Staffordshire

ST5 7UG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09