BATH STREET COLLECTIVE CUSTOM BUILD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC484582 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-18
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,328

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£46
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£3k-£2k-£1k-£629£46Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-3.3k£-3.3k
Current assets£46£46
Net assets£-3.3k£-3.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    KINSLEY, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-10-09
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    DEWSBERY, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2019-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-08-22
    ➖
    PERTH, Ellen Marie resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-10-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ecology Building Society
  21. 2015-03-06
    ➕
    COOPER, David appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-24
    ➕
    PERTH, Ellen Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-24
    ➖
    PERTH, Ross resigned
    director
  24. 2014-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATH STREET COLLECTIVE CUSTOM BUILD LIMITED
  25. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    DEWSBERY, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    KINSLEY, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    PERTH, Ross appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

26/3 Bath Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1HD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COOPER, David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEWSBERY, Ian Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2019-10-09
Resigned
KINSLEY, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
PERTH, Ellen Marie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-24 · resigned 2019-08-22
Resigned
PERTH, Ross→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-11-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ecology Building Society
A registered charge1 property20/10/2016—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31