AIKYSIDE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC325460 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-14
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-385.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £385,049
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
-£385k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-385.0k | £-405.3k |
| Current assets | £55.9k | £42.1k |
| Cash | £13.5k | £20.5k |
| Debtors | £32.4k | £11.6k |
| Net assets | £-385.0k | £-405.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2007-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AIKYSIDE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2007-06-14➕STEBBINGS, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➕STEBBINGS, David John appointeddirector
- 2007-06-14➕STEBBINGS, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2007-06-14➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-14➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-14➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-06-14➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elaine Stebbings Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David John Stebbings Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2007-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Hoardweel Farm
Duns
Berwickshire
TD11 3RY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
STEBBINGS, David John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEBBINGS, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-14
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2007-06-14
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2007-06-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
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2026-02-27
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2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-02-26
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2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-09