NORTH BUILDING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC339306 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-11

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£401

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £401

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,239 YoY

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£100

~ YoY

Net Worth

£401

↓ 85% YoY

Current Assets

£80k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£9.5k	£20.2k
Current assets	£79.9k	£90.6k
Cash	£100	£100
Debtors	£56.7k	£67.3k
Net assets	£401	£2.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-22
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MURRAY, Russell Michael appointed
director
2022-12-22
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MUNROE, John Thomas resigned
director
2022-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-30
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WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas resigned
secretary
2022-03-30
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WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas resigned
director
2021-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-08-01
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STOBO, Andrew resigned
director
2008-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2008-03-11
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Company incorporated
As NORTH BUILDING SERVICES LTD
2008-03-11
➕
WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas appointed
secretary
2008-03-11
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-11
➕
MUNROE, John Thomas appointed
director
2008-03-11
➕
STOBO, Andrew appointed
director
2008-03-11
➕
WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas appointed
director
2008-03-11
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-03-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25

Group structure

Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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NORTH BUILDING SERVICES LTD

This company · SC339306

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	11/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-03-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakfield House

378 Brandon Street

Motherwell

ML1 1XA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-25OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-11

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MURRAY, Russell Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-12-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2022-03-30

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2008-03-11

Resigned

MUNROE, John Thomas→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2022-12-22

Resigned

STOBO, Andrew→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2011-08-01

Resigned

WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2022-03-30

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2008-03-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	14/05/2008	—

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-17

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-31

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-05

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-05-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-07-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-04-01