KEALEY LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI066621 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43120Site preparation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees12001300

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
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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  2. 2024-10-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-10-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  4. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-20
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  6. 2024-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-18
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-01
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    KEALEY, Siobhan appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-07
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  13. 2021-09-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-09-23
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  15. 2019-08-27
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  16. 2019-06-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-05-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  18. 2018-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  20. 2017-07-03
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    KEALEY, Dermot resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-01
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    KEALEY, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-09-01
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    KEALEY, Siobhan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
  24. 2007-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As KEALEY LTD
  25. 2007-10-16
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    KEALEY, John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-10-16
    ➖
    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  28. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    KEALEY, Siobhan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    KEALEY, Dermot appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 "KEALEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Siobhan Kealey
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2023
Mr John Kealey
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John O'Brienceased 25/08/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Dermot Kealeyceased 03/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-10-16
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition

Registered office

24 Ballymaguigan Road
Magherafelt
BT45 6LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KEALEY, John→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-01
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Active
KEALEY, John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-10-16
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Active
KEALEY, Siobhan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-01
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Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2007-10-16
Resigned
KEALEY, Siobhan→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
KEALEY, Dermot→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2017-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge1 property04/10/2024—
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge—31/05/2019—
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge1 property07/07/2017—
outstanding
The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
Debenture1 property01/07/2011—
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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
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officers · AP01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07