BURNHEAD HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC697895 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (77/100)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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28➖WAUGH, Robert David resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-06-12📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-31➕WALLACE, Craig William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31➖MCGAHAN, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-31➖MCGAHAN, Karen Christine resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31➖MCLAUGHLAN, Thomas Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-04-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNHEAD HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-05-06➕MCGAHAN, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-06➕MCGAHAN, Karen Christine appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕MCLAUGHLAN, Thomas Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕WAUGH, Robert David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig William Wallace Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Thomas Mark Mclaughlanceased 30/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
- Miss Karen Christine Mcgahanceased 30/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
Broadford
Auldgirth
Dumfries
DG2 0RT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WALLACE, Craig William→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGAHAN, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2024-05-31
MCGAHAN, Karen Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2024-05-31
MCLAUGHLAN, Thomas Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2024-05-31
WAUGH, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2025-03-28
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-26
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-29