AU INTERIORS & BUILDING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC348318 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£548.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £548,337

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£529k
Net Worth
£548k
↑ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£777k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£155k£311k£466k£622k£777kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£558.5k£286.6k
Current assets£777.2k£519.7k
Cash£529.3k—
Debtors£247.9k—
Net assets£548.3k£270.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-05-12
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    GIVAN, Patrick James Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-05
    ➕
    GIVAN, Patrick James Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-22
    ➖
    ANDERSON EVANS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    GIVAN, Christopher James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-12
    ➖
    GIVAN, Patrick James Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2008-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AU INTERIORS & BUILDING SERVICES LTD
  24. 2008-09-09
    ➕
    ANDERSON EVANS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-09-09
    ➕
    GIVAN, Patrick James Michael appointed
    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

60/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher James Givan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/03/2022
Mr Patrick Fraser Givan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/03/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Mary Givanceased 16/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Patrick James Michael Givanceased 01/07/2019· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Christopher James Givanceased 01/11/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2008-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Unit 4 Turnhouse Court
Brownrigg Yards
Newbridge
EH28 8TQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GIVAN, Christopher James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON EVANS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2014-07-22
Resigned
GIVAN, Patrick James Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-04-05 · resigned 2018-05-12
Resigned
GIVAN, Patrick James Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2014-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21