B.H. DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC158584 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,238
Net assets shrinking
Down £703 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£19k£23kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£21.2k£21.9k
Current assets£22.4k£23.2k
Net assets£21.2k£21.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-02
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-07
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Derek resigned
    secretary
  17. 1995-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B.H. DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  18. 1995-06-12
    ➕
    HEDGES, Brian David appointed
    director
  19. 1995-06-12
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Derek appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-06-12
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1995-06-12
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1995-06-12
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 1995-06-12
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian David Hedges
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · KA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC042957 · est 1965
£13.64M
£9.74M–£17.53M
——15260y8561y
MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED→
SC314901 · est 2007
£10.61M
£7.58M–£13.63M
——019y8361y
DALCON LIMITED→
SC327630 · est 2007
£6.00M
£4.28M–£7.71M
——9618y8858y
ABN SERVICES CO. LTD.→
SC216960 · est 2001
£187.1k
£133.6k–£240.6k
——3525y8361y
BWA NEXUS LIMITED→
SC205639 · est 2000
£70.3k
£50.3k–£90.5k
——326y9262y
ALBA DEWATERING SERVICES LIMITED→
SC235431 · est 2002
———4023y8366y
BURNAWN SERVICES LTD→
SC307932 · est 2006
———140019y8358y
CLYDE COAST CONTRACTS LIMITED→
SC068689 · est 1979
——£5.34M—46y8364y
JJL GROUNDWORKS (AYR) LTD.→
SC256402 · est 2003
——£2.22M—22y8360y
MCTAGGART CIVILS LIMITED→
SC344109 · est 2008
———017y8361y
RTS CONTRACTS LIMITED→
SC205745 · est 2000
——£961.4k—26y8361y
WESTGALE LIMITED→
SC281968 · est 2005
———2121y8367y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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 →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

120 Logan Drive
Troon
South Ayrshire
KA10 6XB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HEDGES, Brian David→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Derek→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-12 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-12 · resigned 1995-06-12
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-06-12 · resigned 1995-06-12
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-11