BURNBRAE CONTRACTS LIMITED

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SC383261 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£115.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £115,091
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£115k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£73k£109k£145k£182kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£198.2k£177.4k
Current assets£180.7k£181.6k
Cash£101£71.0k
Debtors£106.4k£87.3k
Net assets£115.1k£92.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-10-21
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    REID, Gillian Lesley resigned
    director
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNBRAE CONTRACTS LIMITED
  17. 2010-08-06
    ➕
    REID, Kenneth William appointed
    director
  18. 2010-08-06
    ➕
    REID, Gillian Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth William Reid
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/08/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

3a Bridge Street
Strathaven
South Lanarkshire
ML10 6AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

REID, Kenneth William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-08-06
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Active
REID, Gillian Lesley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14