BINBUSTERS (EASTEND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC357387 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£24.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,484
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,050 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£154k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£35k£69k£104k£138k£173kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.5k£42.5k
Current assets£153.6k£172.5k
Net assets£24.5k£42.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-01-24
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  4. 2022-11-04
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  5. 2021-12-08
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  6. 2021-01-06
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  7. 2019-12-06
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  8. 2018-12-17
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  9. 2017-12-12
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  10. 2017-12-07
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  11. 2017-12-07
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  12. 2017-11-30
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  13. 2017-10-20
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  17. 2017-10-20
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  18. 2017-04-06
    DUFFY, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2016-04-07
    DUFFY, Gary Baldoch appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-06
    DUFFY, Gary Baldoch resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-04-06
    DUFFY, Gary Baldoch resigned
    director
  22. 2009-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BINBUSTERS (EASTEND) LIMITED
  23. 2009-03-27
    DUFFY, Gary Baldoch appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-03-27
    DUFFY, Gary Baldoch appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Baldoch Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
2550%
25-50% shares27/03/2017
Mrs Elizabeth Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Baldoch Duffyceased 01/04/2017· 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
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

5 Forteviot Place
Swinton
Baillieston
Glasgow
G69 6ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DUFFY, Elizabeth
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
DUFFY, Gary Baldoch
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-04-07
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Active
DUFFY, Gary Baldoch
secretary · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned
DUFFY, Gary Baldoch
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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2026-01-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-17