CAIRN BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC547774 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-12.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,265
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,520 YoY
Cash YoY
+153%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£47k
↑ 153% YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 4910% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.1k | £43.0k |
| Current assets | £1.01M | £935.3k |
| Cash | £47.4k | £18.7k |
| Debtors | £523.8k | £376.1k |
| Net assets | £-12.3k | £255 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕MILLS, Henry John appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-11-16➕CUNNINGHAM, Lee Gerard appointeddirector
- 2016-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRN BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2016-10-14➕KERR, David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Gerard Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/11/2016 |
Mr David John Kerr Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Red Tree, Magenta 270 Glasgow Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 1UZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CUNNINGHAM, Lee Gerard→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERR, David John→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-14
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MILLS, Henry John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-26