BON ACCORD GLASS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC087148 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-15

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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£3.37M

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 39.3y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 39.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,373,746

Cash draining

Cash down 46% YoY

Cash YoY

-46%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£522k

↓ 46% YoY

Net Worth

£3.4m

↑ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£5.1m

↑ 9.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£3.68M	£3.47M
Current assets	£5.13M	£4.67M
Cash	£521.9k	£967.6k
Debtors	£4.22M	£3.40M
Net assets	£3.37M	£3.03M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-11-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-18
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officers · TM01
2024-11-18
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officers · TM01
2024-11-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-04
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-28
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KINGHORN, Michelle Julie appointed
director
2024-10-28
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MCANESPIE, Danielle Sarah appointed
director
2024-10-28
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MCDONALD, Ian Alexander appointed
director
2024-10-28
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WILSON, Neil appointed
director
2024-10-28
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ALLAN, Martin William resigned
director
2024-10-28
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KINGHORN, Colin resigned
director
2024-10-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Colin Kinghorn as Security Trustee
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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mortgage · MR01
2021-08-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-04-30
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2013-07-03
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Charge satisfied #5
2008-12-01
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-12-01
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STRONACHS resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-04-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2008-04-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-04-04
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KEITH, Bryan Douglas resigned
director
2008-04-04
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KEITH, Martin Diack resigned
director
2008-04-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bryan Douglas Keith
2005-02-14
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KEITH, Mary resigned
director
2003-09-09
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MACKIE, Donald resigned
director
1999-11-04
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A C MORRISON & RICHARDS resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-11-04
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STRONACHS appointed
corporate-secretary
1998-07-31
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1996-11-13
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LEAL, John resigned
director
1996-09-30
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KEITH, Martin Diack appointed
director
1996-09-30
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MACKIE, Donald appointed
director
1993-11-01
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ALLAN, Martin William appointed
director
1993-11-01
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KINGHORN, Colin appointed
director
1993-11-01
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LEAL, John appointed
director
1989-12-25
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ROSS, William resigned
director
1988-12-11
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BREMNER, Thomas John resigned
director
1987-06-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1987-03-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1984-03-15
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Company incorporated
As BON ACCORD GLASS LIMITED

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Bon Accord Aberdeen Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bon Accord Aberdeen Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BON ACCORD GLASS LIMITED

This company · SC087148

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
Bon Accord Aberdeen 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-03-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Bon-Accord House

Riverside Drive

Aberdeen

AB11 7SL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08