STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC542929 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £24,361

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£268k
Current Liabilities
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£0£54k£107k£161k£214k£268kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£30.2k—
Current assets£267.7k—
Cash£9.9k—
Debtors£201.4k—
Net assets£24.4k—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Scott Alan Martyn appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD
  16. 2016-08-16
    ➕
    MUNRO, Hamish Hunter appointed
    director
  17. 2016-08-16
    ➕
    MUNRO, Lorraine Buchanan appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish Hunter Munro
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control16/08/2016
Mrs Lorraine Buchanan Munro
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control16/08/2016
Mr Scott Alan Martyn Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/10/2018

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
Incorporated2016-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Davidson And Workman
Royal Terrace
Glasgow
G3 7NY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Scott Alan Martyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-18
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Active
MUNRO, Hamish Hunter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-08-16
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Active
MUNRO, Lorraine Buchanan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-08-16
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30