DUAL BUILDERS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC666974 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£78.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £78,426
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,711 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£78k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109.6k | £100.5k |
| Current assets | £134.0k | £106.0k |
| Net assets | £78.4k | £88.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2025-07-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DUAL BUILDERS LTD
- 2020-07-09➕BUCHANAN, Lee Scott appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➕WHITEHEAD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Whitehead Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/07/2020 |
Mr Lee Scott Buchanan Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
27 Craigie Street
Ballingry
Lochgelly
KY5 8NS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUCHANAN, Lee Scott→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITEHEAD, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | — | 03/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-09