HUGH J. O'BOYLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI003900 · ltd · incorporated 1957-06-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.99M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
188 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,994,326
Cash YoY
+98049%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↑ 98049% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£4.4m
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£878k£1.8m£2.6m£3.5m£4.4mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.04M£1.84M
Current assets£4.39M£3.05M
Cash£1.13M£1.1k
Debtors£1.88M£1.29M
Net assets£1.99M£1.80M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-02-17
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  3. 2025-11-26
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  4. 2024-10-22
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  5. 2023-12-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #6
  7. 2023-10-10
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  8. 2023-02-06
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  9. 2022-10-20
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  10. 2022-08-31
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    DEEGAN, Anne Letitia Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-31
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-10-14
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  13. 2021-06-24
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  14. 2021-06-24
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  15. 2021-06-24
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  17. 2021-06-24
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  18. 2021-06-24
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    officers · CH03
  19. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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  20. 2019-11-29
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  21. 2016-03-31
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    MCGLEW, Vincent resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-13
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    O'BOYLE, Hugh Ross appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  24. 2014-06-11
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  25. 2014-06-11
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  26. 2013-08-17
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    O'BOYLE, Lucian resigned
    director
  27. 2011-05-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  28. 2005-01-28
    ➕
    MCCORMICK, Declan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-01-28
    ➖
    CARSON, John resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-01-28
    ➖
    CARSON, John resigned
    director
  31. 2004-06-04
    ➕
    MCCORMICK, Declan appointed
    director
  32. 2003-06-13
    ➖
    O'BOYLE, Una resigned
    director
  33. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    FITZSIMMONS, Kevin appointed
    director
  34. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    HENNING, Roy appointed
    director
  35. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    MCGLEW, Vincent appointed
    director
  36. 2003-02-07
    ➕
    DEEGAN, Anne Letitia Mary appointed
    director
  37. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    MCQUILLAN, Noel resigned
    director
  38. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    MCQUILLAN, Noel appointed
    director
  39. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    O'BOYLE, Lucian appointed
    director
  40. 2000-04-30
    ➖
    CARNEGIE, Bruce resigned
    director
  41. 1998-07-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
  42. 1998-07-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
  43. 1998-03-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lombard & Ulster
  44. 1996-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lombard & Ulster
  45. 1957-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HUGH J. O'BOYLE LIMITED
  46. 1957-06-07
    ➕
    CARSON, John appointed
    secretary
  47. 1957-06-07
    ➕
    CARNEGIE, Bruce appointed
    director
  48. 1957-06-07
    ➕
    CARSON, John appointed
    director
  49. 1957-06-07
    ➕
    O'BOYLE, Una appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'BOYLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1957-06-07
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

The Green
Irish Street
Downpatrick
Co. Down
BT30 6BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

MCCORMICK, Declan→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-28
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Active
FITZSIMMONS, Kevin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-01
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Active
HENNING, Roy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-01
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Active
MCCORMICK, Declan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-04
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Active
O'BOYLE, Hugh Ross→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-13
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Active
CARSON, John→
secretary · appointed 1957-06-07 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
CARNEGIE, Bruce→
director · ~90y · appointed 1957-06-07 · resigned 2000-04-30
Resigned
CARSON, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1957-06-07 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
DEEGAN, Anne Letitia Mary→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
MCGLEW, Vincent→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
MCQUILLAN, Noel→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-05-01 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
O'BOYLE, Lucian→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-05-01 · resigned 2013-08-17
Resigned
O'BOYLE, Una→
director · ~105y · appointed 1957-06-07 · resigned 2003-06-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
7
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/09/2014—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property11/06/2014—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property11/06/201404/12/2023
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
Mortgage debenture1 property10/05/2011—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank LTD
Mortgage or charge1 property01/07/1998—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank LTD
Mortgage or charge1 property01/07/1998—
outstanding
Lombard & Ulster
Mortgage or charge1 property25/03/1998—
outstanding
Lombard & Ulster
Mortgage or charge1 property29/04/1996—
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Recent filings (188 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-14