DE-STRUCT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12757343 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£145.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38120SIC 38120
- 38210SIC 38210
- 38220SIC 38220
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (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, 4 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £145,889
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£146k
↑ 220% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £145.9k | £45.6k |
| Current assets | £100.0k | £110.4k |
| Cash | £3.0k | £15.9k |
| Debtors | £97.1k | £94.5k |
| Net assets | £145.9k | £45.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-18➕STRAW, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2025-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-18➕STRAW, David appointeddirector
- 2024-03-18➖RYLATT, Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-13➖NOON, Jonathan Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-01-13➕RYLATT, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-07➕NOON, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-11-07➖RYLATT, Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-06-06➖STRAW, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-02-01➕RYLATT, Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DE-STRUCT LIMITED
- 2020-07-21➕STRAW, Michael 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 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STRAW, Jonathan David (same surname) appointed 2025-03-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Straw Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/03/2025 |
Mr David Straw Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/03/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Rylattceased 18/03/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Jonathan Paul Noonceased 13/01/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Paul Rylattceased 07/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Michael Strawceased 06/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2020-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Canal Lane
Hose
Melton Mowbray
LE14 4JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
STRAW, David→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRAW, Jonathan David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOON, Jonathan Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-07 · resigned 2023-01-13
RYLATT, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-01-13 · resigned 2024-03-18
RYLATT, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2022-11-07
STRAW, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-07-21 · resigned 2022-06-06
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06