CONSAFE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC756296 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-18
    MACDONALD, Iain Stuart appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-04-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONSAFE LTD
  8. 2023-01-23
    MACDONALD, Gillian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Summit House
4 - 5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACDONALD, Gillian
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-01-23
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Active
MACDONALD, Iain Stuart
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Recent filings (8 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-23