BLUEPRINT DESIGN (DUNBAR) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC446726 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-04

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,630

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,282 YoY

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↑ 2.2% YoY

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£14k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4.5k	£6.4k
Current assets	£14.1k	£12.0k
Cash	£4.8k	£4.7k
Debtors	£9.3k	£7.3k
Net assets	£2.6k	£4.9k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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officers · AP01
2019-12-03
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FAIRBAIRN, Karen appointed
director
2019-02-12
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address · AD01
2019-02-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-11-06
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accounts · AA
2017-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-11-25
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accounts · AA
2016-04-14
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2014-02-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane resigned
secretary
2014-02-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane resigned
director
2013-04-04
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Company incorporated
As BLUEPRINT DESIGN (DUNBAR) LTD
2013-04-04
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FAIRBAIRN, Gary appointed
director
2013-04-04
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FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane appointed
secretary
2013-04-04
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FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Fairbairn Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	24/11/2016
Mr Gary Fairbairn Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dalmation House

Spott Road

Dunbar

East Lothian

EH42 1LE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FAIRBAIRN, Gary→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-04

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Active

FAIRBAIRN, Karen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-03

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Active

FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-04 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

FAIRBAIRN, Karen Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-04 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

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