RUSSELL JOINERY & CONSTRUCTION (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.3k | £127.9k |
| Current assets | £136.6k | £154.5k |
| Cash | £64.2k | £102.8k |
| Debtors | £72.4k | £51.7k |
| Net assets | £117.6k | £127.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-06-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs RUSSELL JOINERY & CONSTRUCTION (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED
- 2020-01-24➕GRAHAM, Colin Douglas appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24➕RUSSELL, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUSSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Russell Joinery & Construction Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Joinery & Construction Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Andrew Russellceased 24/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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