DAVENPORT CONTRACTS LTD

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NI738324 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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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 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

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

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

1 filing — limited history

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (3 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
🏢
Company incorporated
As DAVENPORT CONTRACTS LTD
2026-02-27
➕
DAVENPORT, Andrew William David appointed
director
2026-02-27
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVENPORT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Young company: Only 0.2 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 Andrew William David Davenport Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/02/2026

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

Incorporated2026-02-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

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

Registered office

Office 5b Townsend Enterprise Park

28 Townsend Street

Belfast

BT13 2ES

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-27

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-12

Last: —

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVENPORT, Andrew William David→

director · ~34y · appointed 2026-02-27

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Recent filings (1 total)

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incorporation · NEWINC

2026-02-27