2ND GENERATION FACADES LTD

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10871202 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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£1.0m£2.1m£3.1m£4.1m£5.1mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-082024-01-08
Total assets—£1.01M
Current assets—£5.13M
Cash—£844.7k
Debtors—£3.40M
Net assets—£972.0k
Average employees11—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-06
    ➖
    DAVIES, Lyn Milton resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-03-04
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    COWELL, Simon resigned
    director
  12. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-05-12
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    MCKENZIE, Colin appointed
    director
  21. 2021-05-12
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    COWELL, Simon appointed
    director
  22. 2021-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2021-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-03-01
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    MATTHEWS, Nicholas resigned
    director
  25. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-02-04
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    MCKENZIE, James Cory Beau resigned
    director
  27. 2017-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 2ND GENERATION FACADES LTD
  28. 2017-07-18
    ➕
    DAVIES, Lyn Milton appointed
    director
  29. 2017-07-18
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Nicholas appointed
    director
  30. 2017-07-18
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, James Cory Beau appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/03/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Lyn Milton Daviesceased 06/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Nicholas Matthewsceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Cory Beau Mckenzieceased 10/07/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Rhymney River Bridge Road
Cardiff
CF23 9AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last made up to: 2025-01-08
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Colin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWELL, Simon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-05-12 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned
DAVIES, Lyn Milton→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2023-04-06
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Nicholas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
MCKENZIE, James Cory Beau→
director · ~32y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15