C D I INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIMITED

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08147744 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-18
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£487.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.1y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £487,845
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,219 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£432k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£488k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£699k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£140k£280k£419k£559k£699kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£487.8k£528.1k
Current assets£698.9k£678.8k
Cash£431.7k£562.7k
Debtors£258.2k£108.1k
Net assets£487.8k£528.1k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-05-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: 4SYTE LTD
  4. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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  6. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-21
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-17
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    LARNACH, Ian James resigned
    director
  13. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-05
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-11-01
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    LARNACH, Paul James appointed
    director
  19. 2012-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C D I INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIMITED
  20. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    HOLT, Christopher David appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    LARNACH, Barbara Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-07-18
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-18
    ➖
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  26. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    LARNACH, Ian James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul James Larnach
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Christopher David Holt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit 48c Avenue Four, Chilton Industrial Estate
Chilton
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 0SQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOLT, Christopher David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARNACH, Barbara Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARNACH, Paul James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-07-18 · resigned 2012-07-18
Resigned
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-07-18 · resigned 2012-07-18
Resigned
LARNACH, Ian James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-07-18 · resigned 2019-04-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
4SYTE
4SYTE LTD
A registered charge1 property12/05/2025—
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Recent filings (41 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-21