ASPEN BUILD GROUP (E.A.) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13774608 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.49M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,488,651
Net assets shrinking
Down £634 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£198
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.49M | £4.49M |
| Current assets | £198 | £198 |
| Net assets | £4.49M | £4.49M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-17➖CUMMINGS, Adam James resigneddirector
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-02-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-01➕BETTS, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-02-01➕CUMMINGS, Adam James appointeddirector
- 2022-01-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPEN BUILD GROUP (E.A.) LIMITED
- 2021-11-30➕BETTS, James Michael John appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BETTS, James Michael John (same surname) appointed 2021-11-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 James Michael John Betts Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2023 |
Mr Michael John Betts Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Michael John Bettsceased 01/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. VALIANT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12326787 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.W. MAYHEW (FARMS) LIMITED→ 00651588 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| ACTION 97 LIMITED→ 14457406 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANSELM COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03729703 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ANTHONY PROPERTIES LTD→ 12676422 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ANTICO HOLDINGS LTD→ 16783081 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCARE LIMITED→ 03879347 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| ASCT HOLDINGS LTD→ 15776783 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHFIELD GRANGE (GREAT ASHFIELD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05911409 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| ASPEN BUILD HOLDINGS (E.A.) LIMITED→ 12491751 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
Units 2 - 3 Alpha Business Park
White House Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 5LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BETTS, James Michael John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BETTS, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUMMINGS, Adam James→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2023-10-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-07