WILSON FAMILY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI602737 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-06

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-272.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.0y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £272,121

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£272k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£327k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-267.2k	£-263.8k
Current assets	£327.2k	£269.8k
Debtors	£322.7k	£203.9k
Net assets	£-272.1k	£-270.2k

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

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3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-03
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accounts · AA
2018-05-11
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officers · TM01
2018-05-04
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MCKEY, Patrick Edward resigned
director
2017-09-27
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accounts · AA
2016-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-06
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-20
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mortgage · MR01
2015-05-20
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mortgage · MR01
2015-05-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2015-05-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2010-04-06
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Company incorporated
As WILSON FAMILY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
2010-04-06
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COSTELLO, Darren William appointed
director
2010-04-06
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MCKEY, Patrick Edward appointed
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Ft1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ft1 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WILSON FAMILY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

This company · NI602737

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
Ft1 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-04-06

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

7 Ean Hill

Holywood

County Down

BT18 9LQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COSTELLO, Darren William→

director · ~50y · appointed 2010-04-06

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Active

MCKEY, Patrick Edward→

director · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2018-05-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.	A registered charge	—	11/05/2015	—
	outstanding	Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.	A registered charge	1 property	11/05/2015	—

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