A & B CONSTRUCTION (NE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06106003 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-31
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    BENNINGTON, Geraldine Denise resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A & B CONSTRUCTION (NE) LIMITED
  17. 2007-02-14
    ➕
    BENNINGTON, Nigel Dominic appointed
    director
  18. 2007-02-14
    ➕
    BENNINGTON, Geraldine Denise appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Dominic Bennington
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Geraldine Denise Benningtonceased 31/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

85 Stockton Street
Middlesbrough
TS2 1LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BENNINGTON, Nigel Dominic→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-14
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Active
BENNINGTON, Geraldine Denise→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-16