BELLENDEAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC037568 · ltd · incorporated 1962-04-30
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-08
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  4. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-13
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  8. 2024-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-01
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    ALEXANDER, Jonathan Scott appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-04-01
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2021-04-01
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-03-31
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    MCGRATH, Michael James resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-10
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    BUCCLEUCH, Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke resigned
    director
  21. 2009-07-10
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    MONTAGU DOUGLAS SCOTT, Walter John Francis, The Earl Of Dalkeith appointed
    director
  22. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Damian Torquil Francis Charles Montagu Douglas, Lord appointed
    director
  23. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    BUCCLEUCH, Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke appointed
    director
  24. 2003-12-01
    ➖
    PHILLIP, Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2003-10-04
    ➖
    GALBRAITH, James Muir Galloway resigned
    director
  26. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    MCGRATH, Michael James appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    MILLAR, Alastair Sturrock resigned
    secretary
  28. 1962-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLENDEAN LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Earl Of Dalkeith Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/02/2024
Lord Damian Torquil Francis Charles Montagu Douglas Scott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest08/10/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Lord Henry William John Montagu Douglas Scottceased 29/10/2024· significant influence
  • Duke Of Buccleuch And Queensberry Kbe Dl Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scottceased 13/02/2024· 50-75% shares · trust interest
  • Mr Walter William Montagu Douglas Scottceased 13/02/2024· significant influence · trust interest
  • Duke Of Buccleuch Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scottceased 10/07/2017· 50-75% shares · trust interest

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
Incorporated1962-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Weatherhouse
Bowhill
Selkirk
TD7 5ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Jonathan Scott→
secretary · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTAGU DOUGLAS SCOTT, Walter John Francis, The Earl Of Dalkeith→
director · ~42y · appointed 2009-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Damian Torquil Francis Charles Montagu Douglas, Lord→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGRATH, Michael James→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
MILLAR, Alastair Sturrock→
secretary · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
BUCCLEUCH, Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2017-07-10
Resigned
GALBRAITH, James Muir Galloway→
director · ~106y · resigned 2003-10-04
Resigned
PHILLIP, Andrew→
director · ~104y · resigned 2003-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28