BURNHEAD BLASTING SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC267211 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-28 | 2024-04-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-06-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26➖JOHNSTONE, Loretta Marie resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNHEAD BLASTING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2004-04-28➕SMITH, Bruce Fidler appointeddirector
- 2004-04-28➕JOHNSTONE, Loretta Marie appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Fidler Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900
Registered office
Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SMITH, Bruce Fidler→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTONE, Loretta Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2021-07-26
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-25