BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC005804 · ltd · incorporated 1905-02-23

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 51.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 51.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 51.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

48 officers (9 active, 48 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

225 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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2025-12-01
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MACAULAY, Hector resigned
director
2025-12-01
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officers · TM01
2025-09-17
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officers · AP01
2025-09-15
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CROSSFIELD, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2025-09-15
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PEDLEY, Andrew Stuart appointed
director
2025-09-15
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ROWAN, Nicholas Michael appointed
director
2025-09-15
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officers · AP01
2025-09-15
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officers · AP01
2025-04-08
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accounts · AA
2024-09-06
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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BULLOCK, Mark William resigned
director
2023-10-05
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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officers · CH01
2021-04-07
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officers · TM01
2021-04-07
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officers · AP01
2021-03-24
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officers · TM01
2021-03-17
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DALLAS, Michael Kane appointed
director
2021-03-17
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DUFFY, James Joseph resigned
director
2021-03-16
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officers · TM01
2021-03-16
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officers · AP01
2021-02-17
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HILL, Graham Ronald resigned
director
2021-02-10
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BANKS, Dean John resigned
director
2021-02-10
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BULLOCK, Mark William appointed
director
2020-11-06
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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SMITH, David Gordon, Mr. resigned
director
2019-06-28
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RUSSELL, Gavin appointed
director
2019-06-14
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KIRKPATRICK, Simon Charles resigned
director
2019-01-25
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SMITH, David Gordon, Mr. appointed
director
2018-12-31
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KNOX, Derek resigned
director
2017-06-14
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ROBERTS, Nigel Craig appointed
director
2017-06-14
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TARR, Stephen John appointed
director
2017-06-14
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DUFFY, James Joseph appointed
director
2017-06-14
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HILL, Graham Ronald appointed
director
2017-06-14
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KIRKPATRICK, Simon Charles appointed
director
2017-01-31
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KENNEDY, David Samuel resigned
director
2016-06-30
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TOWNLEY, Harry Worthington resigned
director
2016-06-01
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BRUCE, David Andrew appointed
director
2016-05-31
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CURL, Stuart Edward resigned
director
2016-03-24
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GANDY, Paul Francis resigned
director
2016-03-24
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KENNEDY, David Samuel appointed
director
2015-11-09
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MACAULAY, Hector appointed
director
2015-10-16
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EASTON, Murray John resigned
director
2015-10-01
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BNOMS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-09-30
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MUTCH, Gregory William resigned
secretary
2015-07-01
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POLLARD, Charles Nicholas resigned
director
2015-06-08
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BANKS, Dean John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Balfour Beatty Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Balfour Beatty Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN LIMITED

This company · SC005804

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
Balfour Beatty Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1905-02-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Maxim 7, Maxim Office Park Parklands Avenue

Eurocentral

Holytown

Scotland

ML1 4WQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12