BUAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC440214 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-14
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
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BUAN LIMITED
  20. 2013-01-14
    BODIE, Angus John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 Angus Bodie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

C/O Clarity Accounting (Scotland) Ltd
234 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BODIE, Angus John
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-01-14
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08