O'HANLON & FARRELL CONTRACTS LTD

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NI033331 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-01

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£11.10M

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 3 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (55/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.3y

40/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,330,019

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	2024-11-30
Turnover	£11.10M
Gross profit	£2.03M
Operating profit	£1.33M
Profit before tax	£1.33M
Average employees	3800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Home Building Finance Ireland (Lending) Dac
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
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liquidation-completion-of-voluntary-arrangement-northern-ireland
insolvency · 1.4(NI)
2019-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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liquidation-supervisors-abstracts-of-receipts-payments-northern-ireland
insolvency · 1.3(NI)
2018-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-02-06
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liquidation-supervisors-abstracts-of-receipts-payments-northern-ireland
insolvency · 1.3(NI)
2017-06-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2017-05-11
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officers · AP01
2017-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-04-20
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BYRNE, Mariea appointed
director
2015-03-06
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FARRELL, Conor appointed
director
2015-03-06
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FARRELL (JUNIOR), Sean Francis resigned
director
2015-02-17
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O'HANLON, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2015-02-17
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O'HANLON, Jennifer resigned
director
2014-11-06
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CRAWFORD, Barry resigned
director
2009-02-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2009-02-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2009-02-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2008-04-01
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O'HANLON, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2008-04-01
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O'HANLON, Redmond resigned
secretary
2008-04-01
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FARRELL, Sean resigned
director
2008-04-01
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FARRELL (JUNIOR), Sean Francis appointed
director
2008-04-01
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O'HANLON, Jennifer appointed
director
2008-04-01
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O'HANLON, Redmond resigned
director
1997-12-01
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Company incorporated
As O'HANLON & FARRELL CONTRACTS LTD
1997-12-01
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O'HANLON, Redmond appointed
secretary
1997-12-01
➕
CRAWFORD, Barry appointed
director
1997-12-01
➕
FARRELL, Sean appointed
director
1997-12-01
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O'HANLON, Redmond 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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FARRELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 high · 1 med ·

3 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-01-03: liquidation-completion-of-voluntary-arrangement-northern-ireland; 2019-01-31: liquidation-supervisors-abstracts-of-receipts-payments-northern-ireland

Has insolvency history

medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Group structure

O'Hanlon & Farrell Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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O'Hanlon & Farrell Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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O'HANLON & FARRELL CONTRACTS LTD

This company · NI033331

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
O'Hanlon & Farrell Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-12-01

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Unit 7a-7e Springhill Road

Carnbane Industrial Estate

Newry

County Down

BT35 6EF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BYRNE, Mariea→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FARRELL, Conor→

director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

O'HANLON, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2015-02-17

Resigned

O'HANLON, Redmond→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2008-04-01

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Barry→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2014-11-06

Resigned

FARRELL, Sean→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2008-04-01

Resigned

FARRELL (JUNIOR), Sean Francis→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2015-03-06

Resigned

O'HANLON, Jennifer→

director · ~44y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2015-02-17

Resigned

O'HANLON, Redmond→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2008-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Home Building Finance Ireland (Lending) Dac	A registered charge	6 properties	21/12/2021	13/08/2024
outstanding	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Debenture	2 properties	05/02/2009	—
outstanding	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	05/02/2009	—
outstanding	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage or charge	1 property	05/02/2009	—

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium

accounts · AA

2023-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-05

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2021-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2020-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-09