FOREDEAS JOINERS & BUILDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC344359 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-13

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43320Joinery installation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-08
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HUTCHISON, Lynne appointed
director
2022-11-08
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HUTCHISON, David resigned
director
2022-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-06-13
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Company incorporated
As FOREDEAS JOINERS & BUILDERS LIMITED
2008-06-13
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HUTCHISON, Lynne appointed
secretary
2008-06-13
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HUTCHISON, Donald appointed
director
2008-06-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-06-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-13
➕
HUTCHISON, David appointed
director
2008-06-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-06-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-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

+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lynne Hutchison Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	23/03/2023
Mr Donald Hutchison Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2008-06-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

94 Perth Road Scone

Perth

PH2 6JL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Lynne→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-13

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Active

HUTCHISON, Donald→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-06-13

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Active

HUTCHISON, Lynne→

director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-08

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2008-06-13

Resigned

HUTCHISON, David→

director · ~81y · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2022-11-08

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2008-06-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-03

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

accounts · AA

2024-01-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-12-14

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

accounts · AA

2023-03-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-03-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-23

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

officers · AP01

2022-11-08

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-11-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-11-08

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

officers · TM01

2022-11-08