E.J.C. CONTRACTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI045412 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£30.79M
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £6,839,553
Turnover YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-312023-05-31
Turnover£30.79M£27.26M£21.55M
Gross profit£13.03M£12.62M£3.89M
Operating profit£6.95M£7.03M£552.3k
Profit before tax£6.84M£7.03M£531.2k
Average employees660077005600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-16
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  3. 2026-02-16
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  4. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-03
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2024-06-03
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  8. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  10. 2024-05-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-05-03
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    CONNOLLY, Clare Margaret resigned
    director
  12. 2024-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2021-05-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2021-05-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2021-05-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  22. 2014-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  23. 2003-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As E.J.C. CONTRACTS LTD
  24. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Edward John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Edward John appointed
    director
  26. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Clare Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    SMYTH, Regan Tracey appointed
    director
  28. 2003-02-11
    ➖
    SMYTH, Regan Tracey resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward John Connolly
Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Clare Margaret Connollyceased 02/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Edward Connollyceased 01/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-02-11
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

386a Ballyclare Road
Newtownabbey
Antrim
BT36 4TQ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CONNOLLY, Edward John→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOLLY, Edward John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-02-11
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Active
CONNOLLY, Clare Margaret→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
SMYTH, Regan Tracey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2003-02-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—02/04/201414/05/2021
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property02/04/201414/05/2021

Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21