IVOR JONES GENERAL BUILDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09681420 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: medium (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-10-20
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  5. 2021-12-23
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  6. 2020-12-22
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  7. 2019-08-16
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  8. 2018-09-20
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  9. 2017-10-02
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  10. 2016-11-28
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  11. 2016-04-27
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  12. 2015-08-26
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  13. 2015-08-24
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  14. 2015-08-24
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  15. 2015-08-24
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  16. 2015-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As IVOR JONES GENERAL BUILDER LIMITED
  17. 2015-07-10
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    JONES, Nicola Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-07-10
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    JONES, Ivor Idris appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-10
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    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-07-10
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    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-07-10
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    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-10
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    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ivor Idris Jones
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

60 Heol Ty Gwyn
Llanbradach
Caerphilly
Mid Glamorgan
CF83 3PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Nicola Louise→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Ivor Idris→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-10 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-10 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-20