A & B CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED

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11092622 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-01
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.75M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,746,728
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£128k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£437k£874k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.66M£2.43M
Current assets£2.18M£1.10M
Cash£127.9k£665.4k
Debtors£2.06M£439.3k
Net assets£1.75M£1.62M

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-06-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-06-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Pcf Bank Limited
  17. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A & B CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED
  20. 2017-12-01
    MAZRREKU, Afrim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Afrim Mazrreku
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Cumebrland House
24 - 28 Baxter Avenue
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS2 6HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAZRREKU, Afrim
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Pcf Bank
Pcf Bank Limited
A registered charge27/06/201912/08/2024

Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05