THE MANDERLEY GROUP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

NI700004 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-02

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	1	1

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

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
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Company incorporated
As THE MANDERLEY GROUP LTD
2023-08-02
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UPTON, Lee Alexander appointed
director
2023-08-02
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Lee Alexander Upton Individual · British · DOB 08/2001 · age 25	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/08/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Construction · BT postcode area

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BSG CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED→ NI021016 · est 1987	£25.64M £18.31M–£32.96M	£36.49M	—	8700	38y	85	73y
E.J.C. CONTRACTS LTD→ NI045412 · est 2003	£24.32M £17.37M–£31.26M	£30.79M	—	6600	23y	90	54y
PETER MCCORMACK & SONS LIMITED→ NI038813 · est 2000	£16.43M £11.74M–£21.13M	—	—	2200	25y	85	60y
P MCVEY BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD→ NI634141 · est 2015	£14.13M £10.09M–£18.17M	£24.15M	—	5400	10y	90	66y
M.J. MCBRIDE CONSTRUCTION LTD→ NI066620 · est 2007	£14.06M £10.04M–£18.07M	£19.82M	—	1500	18y	87	77y
SOUTH BANK SQUARE LTD→ NI605444 · est 2010	£12.16M £8.69M–£15.64M	£13.65M	—	400	15y	86	73y
D B BUILDING CONTRACTS LTD→ NI045897 · est 2003	£8.19M £5.85M–£10.53M	—	—	48	23y	84	60y
J. H. TURKINGTON & SONS LIMITED→ NI018132 · est 1985	£7.97M £5.69M–£10.25M	—	—	8000	41y	84	72y
P MCK LTD→ NI062901 · est 2007	£7.58M £5.42M–£9.75M	£16.85M	—	5100	19y	87	71y
CORICK INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ NI025056 · est 1990	£6.35M £4.54M–£8.16M	—	—	0	35y	92	69y
BAYVIEW CONTRACTS LTD→ NI041488 · est 2001	£4.57M £3.26M–£5.87M	£24.46M	—	17900	24y	87	61y
ADSTON (UK) LIMITED→ NI605512 · est 2010	£4.00M £2.86M–£5.15M	£11.40M	—	1100	15y	100	79y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-08-02

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Moore Island Road

Armagh

BT61 8LX

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

UPTON, Lee Alexander→

director · ~25y · appointed 2023-08-02

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-13

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

officers · CH01

2024-08-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-29

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-08-02