C & M BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC339136 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-07

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£34.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £34,753

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£35k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£61k

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£127.3k	£169.4k
Current assets	£61.2k	£61.9k
Net assets	£34.8k	£29.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-07-21
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2023-06-21
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2022-06-26
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2021-06-25
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2020-06-17
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2019-06-28
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2018-06-28
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accounts · AA
2018-01-16
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accounts · AA01
2017-02-06
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accounts · AA
2016-03-21
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2016-01-05
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accounts · AA
2015-03-13
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2015-01-27
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2014-03-24
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2008-03-07
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Company incorporated
As C & M BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
2008-03-07
➕
HUTCHISON, Lesley Agnes appointed
secretary
2008-03-07
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HUTCHISON, Lesley Agnes appointed
director
2008-03-07
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HUTCHISON, Malcolm Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

84/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lesley Agnes Hutchison Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Malcolm Alexander Hutchison Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 05/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-03-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Nista

Heathery Park

Gulberwick

Shetland

ZE2 9GD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Lesley Agnes→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-07

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Active

HUTCHISON, Lesley Agnes→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-07

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Active

HUTCHISON, Malcolm Alexander→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-07

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