SDB CONTRACTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC477959 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
£250.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £250,142
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£228k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£250k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£310k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£62k£124k£186k£248k£310kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£275.6k£228.5k
Current assets£310.4k£249.8k
Cash£227.7k£194.2k
Debtors£82.7k£55.5k
Net assets£250.1k£200.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-09-10
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  5. 2025-09-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-08-22
    ➕
    CURA, Barrie Dick appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As SDB CONTRACTS LIMITED
  18. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    DONALD, Steven Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Norman Donald
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CURA, Barrie Dick→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-08-22
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DONALD, Steven Norman→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-05-20
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-09-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-30