BUILDING CONTRACTORS TRAINING GROUP

💤Zombieactive
SC652158 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2020-01-21
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (71/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-08-01
    BURNS, Raymond Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-01
    STEWART, Janice Catherine resigned
    director
  7. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-15
    HARKNESS, Kelly resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUILDING CONTRACTORS TRAINING GROUP
  16. 2020-01-21
    HARKNESS, Kelly appointed
    director
  17. 2020-01-21
    STEWART, Janice Catherine appointed
    director
  18. 2020-01-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2020-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Mosshead Road
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 3HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BURNS, Raymond Robert
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
HARKNESS, Kelly
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-01-21 · resigned 2022-01-15
Resigned
STEWART, Janice Catherine
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-21 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14