BASUS HOME LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC584878 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-05
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,113
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£21k
Current Assets
£133k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.6k | — |
| Current assets | £133.0k | — |
| Net assets | £-21.1k | — |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-03-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-21➕MILLIGAN, Alison appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30➖LAMB, Douglas Kirk resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2019-09-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BASUS HOME LIMITED
- 2018-01-05➕LAMB, Scott Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-01-05➕LAMB, Douglas Kirk appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Alexander Lamb Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B NO. 1 LIMITED→ SC366937 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BEYOND SECURE LIMITED→ SC625557 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BILLAS NEWSAGENTS LTD→ SC740006 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BIOXELY LTD→ SC861186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLEK LTD→ SC549343 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BLOOMBOX GIFTS LTD→ SC846804 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE CAPELLA LTD→ SC848409 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE ROBIN SCOT LTD→ SC844848 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUE SKY MOBILITY LIMITED→ SC452411 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BLUE TECH (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC741441 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLUE WATER HILLS LTD→ SC844853 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUYNG SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC679797 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
162 - 162a Fenwick Road
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 6XF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LAMB, Scott Alexander→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLIGAN, Alison→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, Douglas Kirk→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2020-01-30
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-03-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24