ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC202571 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 20.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-20➕PANKHURST, Drew appointeddirector
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-01➕DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce appointeddirector
- 2005-07-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-09-05➕SHIELDS, Daniella appointeddirector
- 2001-12-28➕SHIELDS, Daniella appointedsecretary
- 2001-12-28➖CALDWELL, James resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
- 1999-12-22➕SHIELDS, James Martin appointeddirector
- 1999-12-22➕CALDWELL, James appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-22➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-12-22➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Daniella Shields Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr James Martin Shields Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Caldergrove House 4 Linnet Way
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3RA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-02-01
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PANKHURST, Drew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-20
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SHIELDS, Daniella→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-05
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SHIELDS, James Martin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-12-22
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CALDWELL, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2001-12-28
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/07/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-14