HUTCHISON BUILDINGS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC635596 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£122.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 £122,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,708 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£123k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£289k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£58k£116k£173k£231k£289kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£130.1k£160.7k
Current assets£288.9k£246.4k
Cash£40.6k£215.4k
Debtors£248.3k£31.0k
Net assets£122.9k£142.6k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-23
    HUTCHISON, Kyle Gerrard resigned
    director
  6. 2023-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-05-09
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2023-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-19
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2021-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HUTCHISON BUILDINGS SERVICES LTD
  16. 2019-07-09
    HUTCHISON, Sharon Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-09
    HUTCHISON, Kyle Gerrard appointed
    director
  18. 2019-07-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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.)

Group structure

Hutchison Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hutchison Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
HUTCHISON BUILDINGS SERVICES LTD
This company · SC635596

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hutchison Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares09/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sharon Anne Hutchisonceased 09/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Kyle Gerrard Hutchisonceased 09/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Sharon Anne
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-09
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Active
HUTCHISON, Kyle Gerrard
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-07-09 · resigned 2023-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-19