REDHOUSE FENCING & DECKING LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs REDHOUSE FENCING & DECKING LIMITED
- 2011-12-07➕MCCORMICK, Gail appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gail Mccormick Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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