ALEX FERGUSON BUILDING LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.6k | £9.4k |
| Current assets | £45.7k | £33.7k |
| Net assets | £-23.6k | £-23.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-11-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2018-09-11📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2018-06-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX FERGUSON BUILDING LIMITED
- 2012-07-25➕FERGUSON, Alexander Mackie 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FERGUSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Mackie Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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