A C BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06046812 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-30
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  3. 2024-10-30
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  4. 2023-10-30
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  5. 2022-10-28
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  6. 2022-01-25
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  7. 2021-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-13
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A C BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  17. 2007-01-10
    CALLAGHAN, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-01-10
    CALLAGHAN, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-10
    TOMLINSON, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-10
    TOMLINSON, Andrew Robert resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Michael Callaghan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2007-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

74 Cornfield
Stalybridge
SK15 2UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, Joanne
secretary · appointed 2007-01-10
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Active
CALLAGHAN, Andrew Michael
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-01-10
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Active
TOMLINSON, Andrew Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2007-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16