STRUCTURAL BONDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC359135 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£87k£130k£174k£217kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£154.6k
Current assets—£217.0k
Cash—£193.4k
Debtors—£23.6k
Net assets—£142.0k
Average employees1—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-05-19
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    O'BRIEN, Stephen resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-08
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    O'BRIEN, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2009-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRUCTURAL BONDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2009-05-06
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Gerard appointed
    director
  20. 2009-05-06
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-05-06
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-05-06
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2009-05-06
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2009-05-06
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2009-05-06
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerard O'Brien
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen O'Brienceased 19/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2009-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Gerard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-06 · resigned 2009-05-06
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-06 · resigned 2009-05-06
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Stephen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2023-05-19
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-06 · resigned 2009-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07