HB BUILDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC567868 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-05
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£129.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,591

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£171k
Net Worth
£130k
Current Assets
£284k
Current Liabilities
£0£57k£113k£170k£227k£284kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£153.4k
Current assets£283.6k
Cash£170.6k
Debtors£113.1k
Net assets£129.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-02
    BIDDLE, Helen resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-11-11
    TALBOT, George Mackie Steele appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HB BUILDINGS LIMITED
  20. 2017-06-05
    BIDDLE, Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

146 Alloa Road
Stenhousemuir
Larbert
FK5 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TALBOT, George Mackie Steele
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-11
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Active
BIDDLE, Helen
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-05 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11