SCA CARPENTRY & BUILDING SERVICES LTD
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £126.2k | £72.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £29.6k |
| Operating profit | — | £18.7k |
| Profit before tax | £12.2k | £18.7k |
| Average employees | 200 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs SCA CARPENTRY & BUILDING SERVICES LTD
- 2023-05-31➕ARAT, Sean appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sean Arat Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Construction · FK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSYTH OF DENNY LIMITED→ SC105626 · est 1987 | £5.36M £3.83M–£6.89M | — | — | 10900 | 38y | 85 | 61y |
| OGILVIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC069644 · est 1979 | £3.01M £2.15M–£3.87M | — | — | 146 | 46y | 94 | 70y |
| JAMES STRANG LIMITED→ SC100720 · est 1986 | £479.5k £342.5k–£616.5k | — | — | 53 | 39y | 88 | 64y |
| CONCEPT INSTALLATIONS ALLOA LTD→ SC719515 · est 2022 | £48.5k £34.6k–£62.3k | £89.0k | — | 100 | 4y | 84 | 46y |
| CENTRAL DEMOLITION LIMITED→ SC172244 · est 1997 | — | — | £8.08M | — | 29y | 83 | 60y |
| FES LIMITED→ SC053848 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | 83 | 84y |
| GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD→ SC357477 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 29 | 17y | 83 | 59y |
| IMAGING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC176285 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 5 | 28y | 83 | 58y |
| MCG RAIL LIMITED→ SC356959 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 300 | 17y | 83 | 58y |
| R. LINDSAY AND COMPANY (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED→ SC063657 · est 1977 | — | — | — | 28 | 48y | 83 | 59y |
| R.T.A. BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED→ SC177982 · est 1997 | — | — | £247.9k | — | 28y | 83 | 60y |
| STIRLING STONE LIMITED→ SC129229 · est 1991 | — | — | £295.0k | — | 35y | 83 | 80y |
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.