KINGSWAY CONTRACTORS LIMITED

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NI020242 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£163.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £163,919
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,405 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£75k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£164k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£859k
↑ 189% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£172k£344k£516k£687k£859kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£163.9k£188.3k
Current assets£859.3k£297.8k
Cash£75.5k£115.7k
Debtors£730.5k£174.9k
Net assets£163.9k£188.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-05-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-01-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-01-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-30
    ➖
    MURPHY, Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2018-06-02
    ➖
    MURPHY, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-06-02
    ➖
    MURPHY, Patrick resigned
    director
  20. 2018-03-31
    ➕
    MURPHY, Colm appointed
    director
  21. 1987-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KINGSWAY CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  22. 1987-03-12
    ➕
    MURPHY, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  23. 1987-03-12
    ➕
    MURPHY, Ann appointed
    director
  24. 1987-03-12
    ➕
    MURPHY, Patrick appointed
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colm Murphy
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Patrick Murphyceased 02/06/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated1987-03-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

91a Stockmans Lane
Belfast
BT9 7JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MURPHY, Colm→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-31
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Active
MURPHY, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2018-06-02
Resigned
MURPHY, Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned
MURPHY, Patrick→
director · ~79y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2018-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-10-02