BOYNDLIE ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED

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SC029109 · ltd · incorporated 1952-11-01
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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2026-01-23
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    BROSE, Christine Mary Margaret resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-12
    ➕
    MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2023-01-12
    ➖
    FRASER & MULLIGAN resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-01-12
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2023-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-03-14
    ➖
    FRASER, William Thompson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    FRASER & MULLIGAN appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-03-01
    ➕
    FRASER, William Thompson appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    BROSE, David Alexander Ogilvie Forbes appointed
    director
  24. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    BROSE, Christine Mary Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 1952-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BOYNDLIE ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 73 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Ogilvie Brose
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence22/11/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Christine Margaret Broseceased 22/01/2026· significant influence
  • Mr David Alexander Ogilvie Forbes Broseceased 22/11/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Christine Mary Margaret Broseceased 22/11/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1952-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

14 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROSE, David Alexander Ogilvie Forbes→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, William Thompson→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned
FRASER & MULLIGAN→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2023-01-12
Resigned
BROSE, Christine Mary Margaret→
director · ~102y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2026-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02