A & B CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED
- 43290Other construction installation
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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.0y
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Pcf Bank Limited
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A & B CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED
- 2017-12-01➕MAZRREKU, Afrim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Afrim Mazrreku Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Pcf Bank Pcf Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2019 | 12/08/2024 |