A P BUILD DEVON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09899836 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees1100900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-07-03
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    POWELL, Lisa appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A P BUILD DEVON LIMITED
  18. 2015-12-03
    ➕
    POWELL, Andrew James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Powell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

5 Orchard Close
Sticklepath
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 2DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

POWELL, Andrew James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-12-03
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Active
POWELL, Lisa→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-07-03
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13