BLAIR CONSTRUCTION LTD

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SC579245 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-18
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£312
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £312

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£312
~ YoY
Current Assets
£77k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£31k£46k£61k£77kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£50.0k£50.0k
Current assets£76.7k£76.7k
Net assets£312£312

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-02-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-01-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-10-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-05-21
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAIR CONSTRUCTION LTD
  18. 2017-10-18
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    BLAIR, Cecilia appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brian Blair
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

1 Orchard Street
Motherwell
ML1 3JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BLAIR, Cecilia→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-10-18
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12