PITADRO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC038920 · ltd · incorporated 1963-06-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
· Investment thesis: property_refinance → zombie_hold
· Opportunity score: 83 → 70
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 1 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: property_refinance → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 83 → 70
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓Bankability: 85 → 75
+2 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

1963-06-13
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Company incorporated
As PITADRO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 63 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

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

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CARTMORE BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC100217 · est 1986	£120.6k £86.1k–£155.0k	£16.41M	—	2800	39y	88	78y
BLAIRHILL LAND LIMITED→ SC160813 · est 1995	£56.6k £40.4k–£72.8k	—	—	200	30y	82	64y
MORGAN GROUP PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED→ SC734098 · est 2022	£36.6k £26.2k–£47.1k	£77.1k	—	100	4y	83	46y
AMBER ROOFING LIMITED→ SC130516 · est 1991	—	—	£709.2k	—	35y	83	59y
CAMPBELL & GAY (BUILDERS) LIMITED→ SC215346 · est 2001	—	—	—	400	25y	83	62y
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DOE SPORT (NORTH) LIMITED→ SC164621 · est 1996	—	—	—	2300	30y	83	68y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1963-06-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Lilliehill House Main Street

Townhill

Dunfermline

Fife

KY12 0HA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14