A.CALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09969505 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
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 (79/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A.CALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  14. 2016-01-26
    MCDERMOTT, Mathew Gregory appointed
    director
  15. 2016-01-26
    SCOWCROFT, Simon appointed
    director
  16. 2016-01-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mathew Gregory Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Simon Scowcroft
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

52 Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 4AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Mathew Gregory
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-01-26
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Active
SCOWCROFT, Simon
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-01-26
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-24