B&R BUILDING CONTRACTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC577924 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 24 → 25

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 24 → 25

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

£787

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

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. 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: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £787

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,354 YoY

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£787

↓ 95% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↓ 34% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£4.8k	£28.1k	£22.8k
Current assets	£11.5k	£17.4k	£25.4k
Net assets	£787	£16.1k	£18.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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second-filing-change-details-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
2021-03-25
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second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2021-02-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-04
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Company incorporated
As B&R BUILDING CONTRACTS LIMITED
2017-10-04
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MACKENZIE, Maureen appointed
director
2017-10-04
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Maureen Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	04/10/2017
Mr David Buick Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/10/2018

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

Incorporated2017-10-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

14 Beattie Place

Laurencekirk

AB30 1GQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Maureen→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-10-04

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-04-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-05

second-filing-change-details-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04

2021-03-31