BROATCH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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SC533254 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-21
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,030,747
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£280k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£236k£472k£708k£945k£1.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.23M£1.05M
Current assets£1.18M£1.01M
Cash£280.0k£369.9k
Debtors£883.9k£266.1k
Net assets£1.03M£908.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  3. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-21
    ➕
    BELL, Aaron Nathaniel appointed
    director
  7. 2024-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-04-21
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2022-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-25
    ➕
    BROATCH, Sara appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2019-04-10
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-04-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2019-03-04
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2019-02-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2019-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROATCH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  25. 2016-04-21
    ➕
    BROATCH, David Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROATCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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 David Robert Broatch
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/04/2022

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
Incorporated2016-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Bridgemuir Farm
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 1TB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04
Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Aaron Nathaniel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-02-21
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Active
BROATCH, David Robert→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROATCH, Sara→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-04-25
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property20/03/2026—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/04/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—28/02/201903/08/2019
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Recent filings (27 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26