CONCRETE PREPARATION LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC410080 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 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
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£1£2£2£3Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£3£3
Cash£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-30
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  7. 2021-10-27
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  8. 2020-11-24
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  9. 2019-10-31
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  10. 2018-10-31
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  11. 2017-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As CONCRETE PREPARATION LTD.
  16. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    BRUCE, Maureen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    BRUCE, Andrew Fraser appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    BRUCE, Euan Fraser appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    BRUCE, Jamie Ross appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-10-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-10-26
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Fraser Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Euan Fraser Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Jamie Ross Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Millhall
Stirling
FK7 7LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BRUCE, Maureen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-26
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Active
BRUCE, Andrew Fraser→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-26
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Active
BRUCE, Euan Fraser→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Jamie Ross→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2011-10-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2011-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27