MCALEER & RUSHE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI063476 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-08

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-11-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-24
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officers · TM01
2020-11-24
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officers · TM01
2020-11-24
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officers · TM01
2020-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-30
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GILLIS, Ita resigned
secretary
2020-10-30
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LAVERTY, Mary Margaret resigned
director
2020-10-30
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MAGEE, Martin Francis resigned
director
2020-10-30
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MCALEER, Seamus (James) resigned
director
2020-10-30
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O'NEILL, Emelda Catherine resigned
director
2020-10-30
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SURPHLIS, Stephen Herbert resigned
director
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-02
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GILLIS, Ita appointed
secretary
2020-07-02
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HIGGINS, James Stephen resigned
secretary
2020-07-02
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HIGGINS, James Stephen resigned
director
2020-07-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-02
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LAVERTY, Mary Margaret appointed
director
2020-06-02
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O'NEILL, Emelda Catherine appointed
director
2008-01-01
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HIGGINS, James Stephen appointed
director
2008-01-01
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MAGEE, Martin Francis appointed
director
2008-01-01
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SURPHLIS, Stephen Herbert appointed
director
2007-03-21
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LAVERTY, Eamonn Francis appointed
director
2007-03-21
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HIGGINS, James Stephen appointed
secretary
2007-03-21
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C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-03-21
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MCALEER, Seamus (James) appointed
director
2007-03-21
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CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-03-08
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Company incorporated
As MCALEER & RUSHE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
2007-03-08
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C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-03-08
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CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

Mcaleer & Rushe Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mcaleer & Rushe Properties Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MCALEER & RUSHE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

This company · NI063476

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
Mcaleer & Rushe Properties Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mcaleer & Rushe Group Limitedceased 30/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-03-08

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

17-19 Dungannon Road

Cookstown

BT80 8TL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

LAVERTY, Eamonn Francis→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-03-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GILLIS, Ita→

secretary · appointed 2020-07-02 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

HIGGINS, James Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2020-07-02

Resigned

C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2007-03-21

Resigned

HIGGINS, James Stephen→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2020-07-02

Resigned

LAVERTY, Mary Margaret→

director · ~74y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

MAGEE, Martin Francis→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

MCALEER, Seamus (James)→

director · ~84y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

O'NEILL, Emelda Catherine→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

SURPHLIS, Stephen Herbert→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2007-03-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-14

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2020-11-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-11-24

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2020-11-24