A B CONSTRUCTION STAFFORDSHIRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13907110 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | -100 |
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
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A B CONSTRUCTION STAFFORDSHIRE LTD
- 2022-02-10➕BURTONSHAW, Adam appointeddirector
- 2022-02-10➕BURTONSHAW, Jessica appointeddirector
- 2022-02-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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
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 |
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Mr Adam Burtonshaw Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/02/2022 |
Mrs Jessica Burtonshaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 19 LIFTING LTD→ 16223481 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST.CZECH MADE LTD→ 12150939 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 2H GROUP LTD→ 11162793 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3 D CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED→ 04681892 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 3D GAS & PLUMBING LIMITED→ 13303892 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4M FLOORS UK LIMITED→ 07188488 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 5 STAR ROOFING - STOKE ON TRENT LTD→ 16896247 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 71 OLD PENK LTD→ 13876639 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 786 PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 12740891 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A & B PLATINUM DECORATORS LIMITED→ 04763167 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A B PROJECTS LIMITED→ 07340955 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Fountain Cottage,
East Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 6LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURTONSHAW, Adam→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTONSHAW, Jessica→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-02-10
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02