TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES LIMITED
Opportunity 46/100 (watch), bankability 22/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (90/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.6y
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £953.2k |
| Average employees | 10500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 7 insolvency
- • 9 insolvency
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
- • 9 insolvency
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-04-07⚠️liquidation-disclaimer-noticeinsolvency · NDISC
- 2026-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-27⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairsinsolvency · LIQ02
- 2026-02-27⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2026-02-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15➕LYNCH, Finbarr appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-01➕DUFF, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2022-05-01➕STEPHENSON, Keith Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-11-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2017-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-03-20➖CAMPBELL, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2005-02-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2002-07-09➖WILLIAMS, Charles James resigneddirector
- 2001-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-11-22➕HAGUE, Matthew George appointeddirector
- 1998-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 1998-10-02➕HAGUE, Matthew George appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-02➕GIBBONS, Craig Michael appointeddirector
- 1998-10-02➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-10-02➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-10-02➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
- 1998-10-02➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 1998-10-02➕CAMPBELL, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1998-10-02➕WILLIAMS, Charles James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-04-07: liquidation-disclaimer-notice; 2026-04-07: liquidation-disclaimer-notice
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Michael Gibbons Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew George Hague Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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13 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (6 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 02/02/2005 | 22/11/2017 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/09/2001 | — |