A K A BRICKWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06476751 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-18
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-07
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-07
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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  13. 2017-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2008-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A K A BRICKWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  16. 2008-01-18
    LEACH, Emma Louise Mary appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-01-18
    LEACH, Emma Louise Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2008-01-18
    LEACH, Scott Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2008-01-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2008-01-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2008-01-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Louise Mary Leach
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/01/2017
Mr Scott Anthony Leach
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/01/2017

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
Incorporated2008-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Unit 1, Office 1 Tower Lane Business Park
Tower Lane, Warmley
Bristol
BS30 8XT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LEACH, Emma Louise Mary
secretary · appointed 2008-01-18
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Active
LEACH, Emma Louise Mary
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-01-18
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Active
LEACH, Scott Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-01-18
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-18 · resigned 2008-01-18
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-18 · resigned 2008-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29