BLUEVALE STRUCTURES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC311745 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-10
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,630,365
Net assets shrinking
Down £151,395 YoY
Cash YoY
+295%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 295% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.77M | £1.95M |
| Current assets | £1.41M | £1.37M |
| Cash | £1.9k | £473 |
| Debtors | £1.20M | £1.16M |
| Net assets | £1.63M | £1.78M |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-29📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-07➕WYLIE, Greg appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07➖WYLIE, Greg resigneddirector
- 2023-02-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-01➖GAFFNEY, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEVALE STRUCTURES LIMITED
- 2006-11-10➕WYLIE, Harold appointeddirector
- 2006-11-10➕GAFFNEY, Michael appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harry Wylie Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
39 Bluevale Street
Glasgow
G31 1QQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WYLIE, Harold→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAFFNEY, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2019-12-01
WYLIE, Greg→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-07 · resigned 2023-03-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21