CASTLEDERG BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD.

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NI607444 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-17
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£25.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,005

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£646k
Current Liabilities
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£0£129k£259k£388k£517k£646kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£31.5k—
Current assets£646.3k—
Cash£10.4k—
Debtors£283.4k—
Net assets£25.0k—
Average employees—300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-21
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2020-10-28
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  7. 2019-09-25
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  8. 2018-09-26
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  9. 2017-07-18
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  10. 2016-09-13
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  11. 2016-05-18
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  12. 2015-09-16
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  13. 2015-06-15
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  14. 2015-05-19
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  15. 2015-05-11
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  17. 2011-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLEDERG BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD.
  18. 2011-05-17
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    LOWRY, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-05-17
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    LOWRY, Stephen John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Lowry
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/05/2017
Mr John Lowry
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/05/2017

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
Incorporated2011-05-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

30 Carncorran Road
Clare
Castlederg
County Tyrone
BT81 7RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LOWRY, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-17
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LOWRY, Stephen John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-05-17
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Recent filings (30 total)

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2023-09-29
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2023-05-22
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2022-09-21
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2022-05-12
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2021-09-27
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2021-05-20
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2020-10-28
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2020-06-19
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2019-09-25
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2019-05-24
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