BOB MILLAR CONSULTING LIMITED

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SC634734 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£228.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £228,305

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£228k
Current Assets
£103k
Current Liabilities
£0£46k£91k£137k£183k£228kMar 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-052024-03-31
Total assets£228.3k
Current assets£103.2k
Net assets£228.3k
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BOB MILLAR CONSULTING LIMITED
  10. 2019-06-28
    MILLAR, Robert Brandon appointed
    director
  11. 2019-06-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILLAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Robert Brandon Millar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

61 Dublin Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MILLAR, Robert Brandon
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-06-28
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-06-28