ANDREW MAY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
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 -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £237.8k | £206.2k |
| Current assets | £267.3k | £323.5k |
| Cash | £57.7k | £155.9k |
| Debtors | £44.1k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £110.1k | £132.1k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14➖FOUBISTER, Ben Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-31➕MAY, Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW MAY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2020-10-06➕FOUBISTER, Ben Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-10-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane May Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ben Alexander Foubisterceased 14/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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