KEITH SIMPSON BUILDERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC627559 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£377.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £377,919
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£194k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£378k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£356k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£76k£151k£227k£302k£378kMay 2024May 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£427.6k£421.5k
Current assets£356.4k£363.2k
Cash£194.5k£127.9k
Debtors£147.2k£209.6k
Net assets£377.9k£375.7k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Ryan appointed
    director
  6. 2024-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KEITH SIMPSON BUILDERS LTD
  12. 2019-04-12
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Diane appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-12
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Keith Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2024
Mrs Diane Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2019
Mr Keith Andrew Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
SEIVWRIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED→
SC234623 · est 2002
£8.04M
£5.74M–£10.33M
——7323y8776y
HUTCHEON SERVICES LIMITED→
SC071884 · est 1980
£3.47M
£2.48M–£4.46M
——1720045y8461y
M.T.M.CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC056163 · est 1974
£2.93M
£2.10M–£3.77M
——520051y8776y
THISTLE WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED→
SC159622 · est 1995
£1.28M
£917.3k–£1.65M
——11930y8465y
SKENE ENTERPRISES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→
SC072886 · est 1980
£910.0k
£650.0k–£1.17M
——10545y8387y
AJC CONSTRUCTION SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC216542 · est 2001
———270025y8360y
AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.→
SC212573 · est 2000
——£72.9k—25y8363y
GREENBURN PROPERTY CO. LIMITED→
SC309497 · est 2006
——£-448—19y8370y
LADYSBRIDGE VILLAGE LIMITED→
SC262049 · est 2004
———022y8375y
SPARK'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→
SC102458 · est 1986
——£3.06M—39y8359y
T & M SLATING LTD.→
SC251627 · est 2003
———922y8359y
WHITEHILLS DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.→
SC216307 · est 2001
——£49.1k—25y8375y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

14 Montbletton Place
Macduff
AB44 1PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SIMPSON, Diane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Keith Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Ryan→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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

Recent filings (18 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-06-09