CLARKE AND SON BUILDERS LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARKE AND SON BUILDERS LIMITED
- 2012-01-26➕CLARKE, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Robert Clarke Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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