BTEC HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC712209 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14

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

£3.07M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,067,338

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,865 YoY

Cash YoY

+22%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.8m

↑ 22% YoY

Net Worth

£3.1m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£3.1m

↑ 1.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£3.07M	£3.07M
Current assets	£3.07M	£3.01M
Cash	£1.77M	£1.44M
Debtors	£1.30M	£1.57M
Net assets	£3.07M	£3.07M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2022-01-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-14
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Company incorporated
As BTEC HOLDINGS LIMITED
2021-10-14
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CLARK, Rodrick Alexander appointed
director
2021-10-14
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rodrick Alexander Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/10/2021

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.

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ANDERSON STRATHERN TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC074397 · est 1981	—	—	—	—	45y	83	66y
CRUDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC339123 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	83	59y
DEFENSOR TRUSTEES (2001) LIMITED→ SC083874 · est 1983	—	—	—	—	42y	83	64y
LAKESTREAM LIMITED→ SC183164 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	83	72y
MBM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC257813 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	59y
VINDEX TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC026895 · est 1949	—	—	—	—	77y	83	64y
AD HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC336916 · est 2008	—	—	—	—	18y	82	62y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-10-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

134 Calton Road

Edinburgh

EH8 8JQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLARK, Rodrick Alexander→

director · ~63y · appointed 2021-10-14

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Active

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

Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-08-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-03-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-03-24