BUILDTRUST SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC623592 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
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 £11,043

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£167
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£167£190
Current assets£167£190
Net assets£11.0k£10.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-06-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUILDTRUST SOLUTIONS LTD
  14. 2019-03-07
    SOBIERACKI, Lenard appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-07
    📄
    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 7 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lenard Sobieracki
Individual · Polish · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest07/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

7/5 Northfield Square
Edinburgh
EH8 7PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SOBIERACKI, Lenard
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-07
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30