ACTON BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10405552 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-28.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,008
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
-£28k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-28.0k | £-20.1k |
| Current assets | £1.37M | £758.5k |
| Cash | £34.8k | £263.4k |
| Debtors | £1.9k | £913 |
| Net assets | £-28.0k | £-20.1k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31➕ELLIS, Kim appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➖WHITE, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2017-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: John Christopher White
- 2016-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTON BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2016-10-01➕ELLIS, Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-10-01➕WHITE, John Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kim Ellis Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/05/2018 |
Mr Robert Ellis Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Christopher Whiteceased 31/05/2018· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Mills
Canal Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ELLIS, Robert→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, John Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | John Christopher White / Robert Ellis | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/08/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-04