AUGHADERRY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 53). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 28.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-06-24➖DUFFY, John Joseph resigneddirector
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 1998-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 1997-11-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 1996-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AUGHADERRY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 1996-05-13➕DUFFY, Alan John appointedsecretary
- 1996-05-13➕DUFFY, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1996-05-13➕DUFFY, John Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Alan Duffy Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Joseph Duffyceased 24/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) / Belfast Aib Group (UK) PLC / Belfast | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 19/03/2003 | 24/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 20/10/1998 | 13/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 18/11/1997 | 13/08/2024 |