BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
📈Growthactive
SC086146 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.6y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
151 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,021,507
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.02M | £946.4k |
| Average employees | 137 | 13200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31➖ANDREWS, Linda Margaret resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-24➕MCDONALD, Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2026-02-24➖ANDREWS, Linda Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-02-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-09🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-14➖BROWN, David Dow resigneddirector
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02➖MACDONALD, David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2019-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-13➖STEWART, Alan Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2019-04-29➕BROWN, David Dow appointeddirector
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17➖SMITH, Scott Allan resigneddirector
- 2017-07-27➖GILLESPIE, Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-01-05➕STEED, Grahame appointeddirector
- 2017-01-05➕GILLESPIE, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-01-05➕MACDONALD, David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-09-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-08-08➕ANDREWS, Linda Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-08➖FERGUSON, Paul Robert resignedsecretary
- 2011-08-08➕ANDREWS, Linda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-08-08➖FERGUSON, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-08-14➕MCPHILLIMY, James appointeddirector
- 2009-08-14➖EATON, Duncan resigneddirector
- 2009-08-14➖ROSE, Norman Hunter resigneddirector
- 2009-08-01➕STEWART, Alan Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2008-11-14➖FERGUSON, Colin William resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-14➕FERGUSON, Paul Robert appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-14➖FERGUSON, Colin William resigneddirector
- 2008-11-14➕FERGUSON, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-11-22➕SMITH, Scott Allan appointeddirector
- 2007-08-01➕ROSE, Norman Hunter appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➕BURGES, Simon appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➕EATON, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2004-08-26➖BURGES, Leslie Richard Rhys resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-26➕FERGUSON, Colin William appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ANDREWS, Linda Margaret resigned 2026-02-24; ANDREWS, Linda Margaret resigned 2026-03-31
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bip Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bip Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC086146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bip Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/09/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Medius
60 Pacific Quay
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (5 active · 16 resigned)
Active
Active
BURGES, Simon→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-10-01
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MCPHILLIMY, James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEED, Grahame→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-05
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ANDREWS, Linda Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-08-08 · resigned 2026-02-24
BURGES, Leslie Richard Rhys→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 2004-08-26
FERGUSON, Colin William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2008-11-14
FERGUSON, Paul Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2011-08-08
JARDINE, Etta Deeprose→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-11-01
ANDREWS, Linda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-08 · resigned 2026-03-31
BROWN, David Dow→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-29 · resigned 2021-05-14
BURGES, Leslie Richard Rhys→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2004-08-26
EATON, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2009-08-14
FERGUSON, Colin William→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2008-11-14
FERGUSON, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2011-08-08
GILLESPIE, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-05 · resigned 2017-07-27
MACDONALD, David, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-05 · resigned 2019-07-02
ROSE, Norman Hunter→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2009-08-14
SMITH, Scott Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2018-08-17
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/02/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2016 | 09/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 26/04/1988 | 17/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/1987 | 09/05/1988 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 07/10/1987 | 20/02/2003 |
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Recent filings (151 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23