BRICK POWER LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC717901 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,520
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-18.3k | £-15.6k |
| Current assets | £6.9k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £-22.5k | £-18.3k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BRICK POWER LTD
- 2021-12-17➕MACLEOD, David appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➕MACLEOD, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➕MACLEOD, Gillian Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➖MACLEOD, Gillian Kirsty resigneddirector
- 2021-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Macleod Individual · British · DOB 08/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/12/2021 |
Mr David Macleod Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/12/2021 |
Mrs Gillian Kirsty Macleod Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Heathfield Road
Ayr
KA8 9DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MACLEOD, David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-12-17
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MACLEOD, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2021-12-17
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MACLEOD, Gillian Kirsty→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-17 · resigned 2021-12-17
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-17