BUILDVALE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC335731 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,714
Net assets shrinking
Down £89,775 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£113k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£50k£100k£150k£201k£251kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£120.7k£210.5k
Current assets£113.9k£250.6k
Cash£113.4k£167.8k
Debtors£488£81.9k
Net assets£120.7k£210.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2025-02-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-01-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BUILDVALE LIMITED
  17. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Pamela Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Pamela Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2023

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
Incorporated2008-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Low Quarter Mill Cottage
Dunnipace
Denny
FK6 6QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MURDOCH, Pamela Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURDOCH, Thomas→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24