A C T CONSTRUCTION (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

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05831600 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
54 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,617
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,639 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£33.6k£63.8k
Current assets£47.2k£119.5k
Cash£6.8k£9.3k
Debtors£40.1k£110.0k
Net assets£1.6k£27.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-10-20
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  3. 2025-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-05-20
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2024-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-21
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  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-09-30
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  14. 2018-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-05
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  16. 2018-01-01
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    KERNICK, Christopher John appointed
    director
  17. 2017-12-06
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2015-04-30
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    ROBERTSHAW, Ray resigned
    director
  19. 2010-01-01
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    ROBERTSHAW, Ray appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A C T CONSTRUCTION (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
  21. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    KERNICK, Teresa appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    KERNICK, Andrew John appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Kernick Holdings (North West) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kernick Holdings (North West) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A C T CONSTRUCTION (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
This company · 05831600

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kernick Holdings (North West) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/08/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher John Kernickceased 05/08/2025· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew John Kernickceased 05/08/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2006-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

54 Station Road, Turton
Bolton
Lancashire
BL7 0HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KERNICK, Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERNICK, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-05-30
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Active
KERNICK, Christopher John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSHAW, Ray→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11