1R CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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14061306 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£131.3k
Current assets£125.1k
Cash£38.2k
Debtors£86.9k
Net assets£88.1k

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.

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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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1R CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  11. 2022-04-21
    BOWERMAN, William appointed
    director
  12. 2022-04-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Bowerman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/04/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

4 Capricorn Centre
Cranes Farm Road
Basildon
Essex
SS14 3JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOWERMAN, William
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-04-21
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-21