CE CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12986418 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£252
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £252
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,873 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£252
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £361 | £8.2k |
| Current assets | £6.1k | £15.5k |
| Net assets | £252 | £8.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-07-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CE CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
- 2020-10-30➕ELSBY, Craig appointeddirector
- 2020-10-30➕ELSBY, Lise-Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Elsby Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/10/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Office 7, Block B1 Chorley Business & Technology
Centre, 8 East Terrace
Euxton Lane, Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ELSBY, Craig→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELSBY, Lise-Anne→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10