BLACK TONGUE DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
Company number SC290506 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Black Tongue Developments has executed a remarkable financial recovery from negative net assets of £210,000 in 2018 to a positive position of nearly £186,000 by 2025, placing it in the upper tier of its peer group among small Scottish construction finishing subcontractors. However, the concentration of 81% of total assets in stock creates a balance sheet vulnerability atypical for the sector, and the near-zero fixed asset base suggests the business operates as a lean, labour-only subcontractor with limited capacity for scaling. The company's competitive position is that of a financially conservative niche player—strong on liquidity and low on leverage, but constrained by size, succession risk, and an asset structure that may limit future contract opportunities.
Shareholders' funds
£185,899
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-09-20
- Employees
- 2 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 15 St. Leonard Street, Lanark, Scotland, ML11 7AB
- Postcode
- ML11 7AB
- Capital
- 4 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-20
- Next due by
- 2027-10-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 43390 Other building completion and finishing
Officers 3 current · 4 resigned
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O MACFARLANE & MUIR LTD, 46 SOUTH VENNEL, LANARK, ML11 7JT | 2017-03-15 |
| 20 ANDERSON STREET, AIRDIRE, ML6 0AA | 2015-11-20 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 108 similar companies in ML
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2005.
Competitors Hamilton
This company ranks 23 among other building completion and finishing in Hamilton.
The class of 2005
33%
of the 1,499 companies in this sector incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
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