BUILDING SERVICES (FAULDHOUSE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC037567 · ltd · incorporated 1962-04-30
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 49.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-22
    STORRIE, Alisdair Robb resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 1998-03-31
    SMILLIE, Donald Leitch Ferguson resigned
    director
  18. 1977-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 1962-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BUILDING SERVICES (FAULDHOUSE) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Sibcas (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sibcas (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BUILDING SERVICES (FAULDHOUSE) LIMITED
This company · SC037567

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sibcas (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1962-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Easton Road
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STORRIE, William
secretary
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Active
STORRIE, William
director · ~68y
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Active
SMILLIE, Donald Leitch Ferguson
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-03-31
Resigned
STORRIE, Alisdair Robb
director · ~77y · resigned 2025-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/03/1977
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09