AB MASONRY LTD

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SC490489 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-04
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
£1.14M
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. 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 (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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 £1,140,220
Cash YoY
+786%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£301k
↑ 786% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 206% YoY
Current Assets
£941k
↑ 208% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£228k£456k£684k£912k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.14M£372.7k
Current assets£941.4k£305.4k
Cash£300.6k£33.9k
Debtors£470.8k£101.5k
Net assets£1.14M£372.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-10
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  6. 2020-12-02
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  7. 2019-09-13
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  8. 2018-06-20
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  9. 2017-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-17
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2016-07-05
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-11-09
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  14. 2015-09-09
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-09-09
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-03-31
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    BEATTIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-31
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    MACKENZIE, Donald Matheson resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-01
    ➖
    GLEWS, Timothy resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-01
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    MORREN, Debbie Suzanne resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-01
    ➖
    JENKINS, Pauline resigned
    director
  21. 2014-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AB MASONRY LTD
  22. 2014-11-04
    ➕
    GLEWS, Timothy appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-04
    ➕
    JENKINS, Pauline appointed
    director
  24. 2014-11-04
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Donald Matheson appointed
    director
  25. 2014-11-04
    ➕
    MORREN, Debbie Suzanne 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Andrew Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

52 Crown Drive
Inverness
IV2 3QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BEATTIE, Andrew→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEWS, Timothy→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
JENKINS, Pauline→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2015-02-01
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Donald Matheson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
MORREN, Debbie Suzanne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05