TARCON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08412452 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Day-to-day operations likely involve the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads, highways, and related infrastructure across England and Wales, with the "TAR" in the name suggesting a possible specialism in surfacing or tarmacking work.
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-10➕RAY, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-12-10➖HUGHES, Donal James resigneddirector
- 2019-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-15➖CONSTANTINE, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-11-15➖HUGHES, Philip Gerard resigneddirector
- 2019-05-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03➕HUGHES, Donal James appointeddirector
- 2017-05-03➖HUGHES, Donal James resigneddirector
- 2017-05-03➕HUGHES, Philip Gerard appointeddirector
- 2015-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-04-07➕BROWN, Christopher Roystone appointeddirector
- 2015-04-07➕CONSTANTINE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-10-21➖CONSTANTINE, Tony resigneddirector
- 2014-02-21➖HUGHES, Philip Gerard resigneddirector
- 2013-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs TARCON LIMITED
- 2013-02-20➕CONSTANTINE, Tony appointeddirector
- 2013-02-20➕HUGHES, Donal James appointeddirector
- 2013-02-20➕HUGHES, Philip Gerard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Group structure
Applebridge Family Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Applebridge Family Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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TARCON LIMITED
This company · 08412452
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applebridge Family Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/12/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Applebridge Construction Limitedceased 19/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Philip Gerard Hughesceased 14/05/2018· 25-50% shares
- Mr Donal James Hughesceased 14/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways
Registered office
Hughes House
Cargo Fleet Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS3 6AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BROWN, Christopher Roystone→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAY, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONSTANTINE, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-07 · resigned 2019-11-15
CONSTANTINE, Tony→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2014-10-21
HUGHES, Donal James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-03 · resigned 2019-12-10
HUGHES, Donal James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2017-05-03
HUGHES, Philip Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-03 · resigned 2019-11-15
HUGHES, Philip Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2014-02-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/07/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-03