B&S CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC487776 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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. 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 (58/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,902

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£21.5k
Current assets£26.7k
Cash£17.6k
Debtors£9.1k
Net assets£1.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-29
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-06-29
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  12. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-30
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-06-30
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-12-15
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-10-01
    SINGH, Bahader appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-01
    ANDRAS, Calin appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-01
    ANDRAS, Calin resigned
    director
  20. 2016-10-01
    SINGH, Bahader resigned
    director
  21. 2014-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As B&S CONSTRUCTION LTD
  22. 2014-09-30
    SINGH, Bahader appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Bahader Singh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
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
Incorporated2014-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Allison Street
Glasgow
G42 8NN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Bahader
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
ANDRAS, Calin
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
SINGH, Bahader
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28