BURNHEAD STRATHAVEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC474674 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-57.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £57,793

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£58k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£58k-£34k-£10k£14k£38k£62kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-28.5k£-26.9k
Current assets£60.8k£62.3k
Net assets£-57.8k£-56.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-08-24
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  4. 2022-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-05
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNHEAD STRATHAVEN LIMITED
  18. 2014-04-07
    BRYSON, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

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: 2026-04-21

Group structure

Burnhead Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Burnhead Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BURNHEAD STRATHAVEN LIMITED
This company · SC474674

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Burnhead Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRYSON, David
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-26