ADVANCED BUILD CONCEPTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08028838 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£436
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £436

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£436
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£21kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£436—
Current assets£21.3k—
Cash£17.5k—
Debtors£3.7k—
Net assets£436—
Average employees—200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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  9. 2020-01-23
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  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-12
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-12
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  14. 2016-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-04-24
    ➕
    BARRETT, Lynne Carol appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED BUILD CONCEPTS LIMITED
  19. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BARRETT, Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BARRETT, Lynne Carol appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2023
Mrs Lynne Carol Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

1 The Park Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 0AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BARRETT, Lynne Carol→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-24
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Active
BARRETT, Christopher→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-12
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Active
BARRETT, Lynne Carol→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16