369 CONSTRUCTION UNIVERSE GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14645734 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08➕ELLIS, Carol Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-04-08➖ELLIS, Rachael resigneddirector
- 2024-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 369 CONSTRUCTION UNIVERSE GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-02-07➕ELLIS, John Steven appointedsecretary
- 2023-02-07➕ELLIS, John Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07➕ELLIS, Rachael appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07📄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 67 — 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 — ELLIS, John Steven (same surname) appointed 2023-02-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Steven Ellis Individual · English · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ELLIS, John Steven→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-02-07
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ELLIS, Carol Susan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-04-08
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ELLIS, John Steven→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-07
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ELLIS, Rachael→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-07 · resigned 2024-04-08
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-07