2D BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07467640 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,009,638
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,722 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£351k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.01M | £1.04M |
| Current assets | £1.23M | £1.25M |
| Cash | £350.6k | £436.1k |
| Debtors | £786.1k | £807.1k |
| Net assets | £1.01M | £1.04M |
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.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-04-17📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-04-06➖PROBYN, Huw resigneddirector
- 2023-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➕PROBYN, Huw appointeddirector
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-01➕DEAN, Jordan Jack appointeddirector
- 2016-12-31➖DEAN, Jordan Jack resigneddirector
- 2014-01-01➕DEAN, Jordan Jack appointeddirector
- 2013-05-30➖PRICE, Delme Morgan resigneddirector
- 2011-06-30➕PRICE, Delme Morgan appointeddirector
- 2010-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 2D BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2010-12-13➕DEAN, Thomas John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 15 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 signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas John Dean Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 247 ELEVATE CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 16448305 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24HR PLUMBING LTD→ 16726687 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Unit 19b Ely Valley Industrial Estate
Pontyclun
CF72 9DZ
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DEAN, Jordan Jack→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAN, Thomas John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAN, Jordan Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2016-12-31
PRICE, Delme Morgan→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2013-05-30
PROBYN, Huw→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2023-04-06
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14