AB CONTRACTORS (TARPORLEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06965563 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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.

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-02-01
    ➖
    HIGGIN, Robert James resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-01
    ➖
    HIGGIN, Robert James resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-07-18
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    HIGGIN, Robert James appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB CONTRACTORS (TARPORLEY) LIMITED
  20. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    CRISP, Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    HIGGIN, Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-07-17
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    HIGGIN, Robert James appointed
    director
  25. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
    director
  26. 2009-07-17
    ➖
    HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Matthew Higgin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert James Higginceased 17/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Church Streeet
Kelsall
Nr Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 0QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CRISP, Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGIN, Matthew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGIN, Robert James→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-18 · resigned 2022-02-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned
HIGGIN, Robert James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned
HURWORTH, Aderyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-19