O'NEILL OF CLONOE LIMITED

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NI011182 · ltd · incorporated 1976-02-24

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.0y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 29.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31
Average employees	1200

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-06-18
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2025-06-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
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officers · AP01
2025-03-12
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accounts · AA
2025-03-01
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O'NEILL, Stephen appointed
director
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-08
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mortgage · MR01
2019-05-07
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2019-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-02
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annual-return · AR01
2011-10-18
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2008-03-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2005-09-05
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2001-01-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2000-12-20
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O'NEILL, Mary Catherine appointed
director
2000-12-13
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O'NEILL, John resigned
director
2000-12-13
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2000-12-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
2000-04-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
1997-05-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
1976-02-24
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Company incorporated
As O'NEILL OF CLONOE LIMITED
1976-02-24
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O'NEILL, Peter appointed
secretary
1976-02-24
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O'NEILL, Peter appointed
director
1976-02-24
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O'NEILL, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'NEILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 50 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — O'NEILL, Stephen (same surname) appointed 2025-03-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 50 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

9 live charges

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen O'Neill Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/03/2025
Mr Peter O'Neill Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Mary Catherine O'Neill Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1976-02-24

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

80 Moor Road

Coalisland

Co Tyrone

BT71 4QD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

O'NEILL, Peter→

secretary · appointed 1976-02-24

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Active

O'NEILL, Mary Catherine→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-12-20

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Active

O'NEILL, Peter→

director · ~72y · appointed 1976-02-24

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Active

O'NEILL, Stephen→

director · ~40y · appointed 2025-03-01

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Active

O'NEILL, John→

director · ~105y · appointed 1976-02-24 · resigned 2000-12-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	07/05/2019	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage and charge	1 property	18/10/2011	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	04/03/2008	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Solicitors letter of undertaking	1 property	05/09/2005	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	03/01/2001	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	13/12/2000	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	13/12/2000	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	05/04/2000	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD	Mortgage or charge	1 property	23/05/1997	—

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Recent filings (125 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-06-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-06-18

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officers · AP01

2025-06-18