E & H BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.

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SC297213 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.80M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,798,331
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.6m
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£3.8m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£3.6m
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£760k£1.5m£2.3m£3.0m£3.8mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3.88M£3.52M
Current assets£3.65M£3.38M
Cash£1.64M£1.94M
Debtors£968.4k£1.19M
Net assets£3.80M£3.42M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-08-14
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  6. 2024-08-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-06-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-06-21
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2024-06-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-04-23
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2024-04-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  15. 2024-04-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2023-06-23
    ➕
    GIBBS, Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2023-06-23
    ➕
    MANSON, John Robert Mitchell appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-03-30
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    ELPHINSTONE, Robert John Macdonald resigned
    director
  22. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-03-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2008-04-07
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    MACKINNON, Duncan resigned
    director
  26. 2006-05-25
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    MACKINNON, Duncan appointed
    director
  27. 2006-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As E & H BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.
  28. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    MANSON, Ian Andrew appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    MANSON, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-02-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    ELPHINSTONE, Robert John Macdonald appointed
    director
  33. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-02-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MANSON, John Robert Mitchell (same surname) appointed 2023-06-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ian Andrew Manson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Robert John Macdonald Elphinstoneceased 04/04/2024· 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
Incorporated2006-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Baillister
Tingwall
Shetland
ZE2 9XJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MANSON, Ian Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSON, Ian Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSON, John Robert Mitchell→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2006-02-15
Resigned
ELPHINSTONE, Robert John Macdonald→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2023-03-30
Resigned
MACKINNON, Duncan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2006-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-08-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-21
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-23