5 VALLEY'S LIFTING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15485041 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-12
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-17.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,085

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£17k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£29.1k
Current assets£45.3k
Net assets£-17.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-02-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nationwide Finance Limited
  8. 2024-02-14
    BRADLEY, Valerie Joyce appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 VALLEY'S LIFTING LTD
  10. 2024-02-12
    WHERLOCK, Jason Dennis appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jason Dennis Wherlock
Individual · English · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Cuckoo Close
Chalford
Stroud
GL6 8FG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRADLEY, Valerie Joyce
secretary · appointed 2024-02-14
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Active
WHERLOCK, Jason Dennis
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-02-12
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Nationwide Finance
Nationwide Finance Limited
A registered charge5 properties16/02/202428/04/2025

Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-12