BEARDMORE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC084739 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-280
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £280
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£280
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-280 | £-1.5k |
| Current assets | £3.7k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £-280 | £-1.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-12-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1998-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1983-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BEARDMORE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
66/100
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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ronald Kane Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
72b Banchory Avenue
Inchinnan
Renfrew
PA4 9QE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/04/1998 | 25/09/2024 |
Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18