NORTH BUILDING SURVEYS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC553400 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-28
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,821

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£8.8k£3.0k
Current assets£11.3k£10.8k
Net assets£8.8k£3.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-15
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    NORTH, Danielle appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH BUILDING SURVEYS LIMITED
  16. 2016-12-28
    ➕
    NORTH, Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2016-12-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Danielle North
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting26/03/2023
Richard North
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Silver Birch Wynd
Port Glasgow
Inverclyde
PA14 6QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NORTH, Danielle→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
NORTH, Richard→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-12-28
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22