JDR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631677 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-27➖LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-27➖LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon resigneddirector
- 2023-07-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs JDR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
- 2019-05-28➕LAWRENCE, John Deick appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28➕LAWRENCE, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28➕LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-28➕LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Deick Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/05/2019 |
Mr Ryan Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 03/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daniel Gordon Lawrenceceased 27/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
78-84 Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 1HN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LAWRENCE, John Deick→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWRENCE, Ryan→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-05-28
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LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-05-28 · resigned 2023-09-27
LAWRENCE, Daniel Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-05-28 · resigned 2023-09-27
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-28