A & B FENCING (CIREN) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08512501 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,595
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 224% YoY
Current Assets
£206k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k£36k£79k£121k£164k£206kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£148.4k£140.9k
Current assets£205.9k£186.5k
Cash£43.9k£37.4k
Debtors£66.5k£54.4k
Net assets£7.6k£-6.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-10
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-04-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2023-03-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-03-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-03-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2023-03-02
    ➕
    KENNEALLY, Christopher Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2023-03-02
    ➕
    KENNEALLY, Ivalo Møller appointed
    director
  20. 2023-03-02
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, William resigned
    director
  21. 2023-03-02
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2023-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Paul David resigned
    secretary
  26. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, William appointed
    director
  27. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Paul David resigned
    director
  28. 2018-12-11
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Terry Paul Poulson
  29. 2013-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & B FENCING (CIREN) LTD
  30. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Paul David appointed
    secretary
  31. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  32. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Paul David appointed
    director

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

56/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Greenlands Fencing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Greenlands Fencing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
A & B FENCING (CIREN) LTD
This company · 08512501

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Greenlands Fencing Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William Crawfordceased 02/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Paul Taylorceased 02/03/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Paul David Taylorceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

9 Commerce Road
Lynchwood
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 6LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KENNEALLY, Christopher Martin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEALLY, Ivalo Møller→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Paul David→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
CRAWFORD, William→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Andrew Paul→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2023-03-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Paul David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Terry Paul Poulson
A registered charge—11/12/201817/03/2023

Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-07