BURNS CONSTRUCTION (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC199419 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 26.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.1 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 (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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,901,085

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.6m
Net Worth
£1.9m
Current Assets
£6.3m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.3m£2.5m£3.8m£5.0m£6.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax—£1.08M
Total assets£2.08M—
Current assets£6.28M—
Cash£2.58M—
Debtors£3.46M—
Net assets£1.90M—
Average employees—5000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  13. 2023-09-28
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  14. 2022-09-21
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  15. 2021-10-04
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  16. 2020-12-31
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  17. 2019-09-19
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  18. 2018-10-11
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  19. 2017-03-10
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    BRUCE, Graeme Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-10
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    MCPHEE, Keith Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-10
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    CLYNE, Colin William resigned
    director
  22. 2017-03-10
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    FARMER, Douglas Smith resigned
    director
  23. 2011-08-02
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    THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-08-01
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    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2010-03-16
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    CALLAN, Martin John resigned
    director
  26. 2004-04-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2002-04-30
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    RITCHIE, Stewart resigned
    director
  28. 2001-06-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 2001-05-01
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    RITCHIE, Stewart appointed
    director
  30. 2000-08-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 2000-08-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 2000-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2000-03-01
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-12-07
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    CALLAN, Martin John appointed
    director
  35. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    CLYNE, Colin William appointed
    director
  36. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    FARMER, Douglas Smith appointed
    director
  37. 1999-12-07
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    ROXBURGH, Roy resigned
    director
  38. 1999-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNS CONSTRUCTION (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  39. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    ROXBURGH, Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Burns Construction Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Burns Construction Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BURNS CONSTRUCTION (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC199419

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Burns Construction Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/03/2017
Mr Graeme Robert Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/03/2017
Mr Keith Edward Mcphee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/03/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Colin William Clyneceased 10/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Douglas Smith Farmerceased 10/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1999-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Amicable House
252 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Graeme Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPHEE, Keith Edward→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned
CALLAN, Martin John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned
CLYNE, Colin William→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
FARMER, Douglas Smith→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
RITCHIE, Stewart→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
ROXBURGH, Roy→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 1999-12-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/04/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property20/06/2001—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property30/08/2000—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/08/2000—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property07/03/2000—
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Recent filings (118 total)

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