BANDIRRAN ESTATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC022067 · ltd · incorporated 1942-05-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-08-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-11➕HAY, James Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-11➖CARNEGIE, Charles resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2025-05-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01➕CARNEGIE, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2023-02-01➖RITCHIE, Neil Fraser resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-01➕MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-20➖STROYAN, Colin Strathearn Ropner resigneddirector
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-21➕MCGOWAN, Neil Finlay appointeddirector
- 2011-01-01➕RITCHIE, Neil Fraser appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-31➖PAGE, Robert Watson resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-01➕KAYE, Brian William Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➖LAWSON, Peter Halford resigneddirector
- 1991-02-15➖DOUGLAS, George Cochrane resignedsecretary
- 1991-02-15➕PAGE, Robert Watson appointedsecretary
- 1942-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BANDIRRAN ESTATES LIMITED
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Iowa Land Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Iowa Land Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BANDIRRAN ESTATES LIMITED
This company · SC022067
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa Land Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| R.T.R. CATERING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC554373 · est 2017 | £968.2k £823.0k–£1.11M | — | £968.2k | — | 9y | 78 | 59y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1942-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Tarrylaw
Balbeggie
Perthshire
PH2 6HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
HAY, James Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-08-11
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KAYE, Brian William Paul→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-07-01
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MCGOWAN, Neil Finlay→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-21
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MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-01
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CARNEGIE, Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-08-11
DOUGLAS, George Cochrane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-02-15
PAGE, Robert Watson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-02-15 · resigned 2010-12-31
RITCHIE, Neil Fraser→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2023-02-01
LAWSON, Peter Halford→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2004-07-01
STROYAN, Colin Strathearn Ropner→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2019-08-20
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-07-10
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-09