DYNAMO CONSTRUCT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC527579 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£53.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
22 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 £53,888
Net assets shrinking
Down £355 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£54k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£43k£54kNov 2023Nov 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£53.9k£54.2k
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£53.9k£54.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DYNAMO CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  13. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    GEMMELL, Robert Jamieson appointed
    director
  14. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    SAMSON, Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Callum William appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Samson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · KA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC042957 · est 1965
£13.64M
£9.74M–£17.53M
——15260y8561y
MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED→
SC314901 · est 2007
£10.61M
£7.58M–£13.63M
——019y8361y
DALCON LIMITED→
SC327630 · est 2007
£6.00M
£4.28M–£7.71M
——9618y8858y
ABN SERVICES CO. LTD.→
SC216960 · est 2001
£187.1k
£133.6k–£240.6k
——3525y8361y
BWA NEXUS LIMITED→
SC205639 · est 2000
£70.3k
£50.3k–£90.5k
——326y9262y
MACMILLAN PRESERVATION LIMITED→
SC123252 · est 1990
£10.7k
£7.7k–£13.8k
——536y8265y
ALBA DEWATERING SERVICES LIMITED→
SC235431 · est 2002
———4023y8366y
BURNAWN SERVICES LTD→
SC307932 · est 2006
———140019y8358y
CLYDE COAST CONTRACTS LIMITED→
SC068689 · est 1979
——£5.34M—46y8364y
JJL GROUNDWORKS (AYR) LTD.→
SC256402 · est 2003
——£2.22M—22y8360y
MCTAGGART CIVILS LIMITED→
SC344109 · est 2008
———017y8361y
RTS CONTRACTS LIMITED→
SC205745 · est 2000
——£961.4k—26y8361y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

7 7 Maxwood Holdings
Galston
East Ayrshire
KA4 8NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GEMMELL, Robert Jamieson→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAMSON, Ian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Callum William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-23