BRJ TRUSTEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC104535 · ltd · incorporated 1987-05-07
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
129 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.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19➕GRAY, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18➖WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott resigneddirector
- 2022-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-17➖GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia resigneddirector
- 2022-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖SNEDDON, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14➖DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn resigneddirector
- 2019-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30➕MCDOWALL, Laura appointeddirector
- 2013-05-28➕DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointeddirector
- 2013-03-31➖GORDON, Donald Neil resigneddirector
- 2013-03-31➖HUTCHESON, Donald Henry Cameron resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖SCOTT, Philip Cameron resigneddirector
- 2010-08-10➖GOW, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2008-06-24➕GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia appointeddirector
- 2008-06-24➕SCOTT, Philip Cameron appointeddirector
- 2008-04-01➕BLACKADDERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-01➖BLACKADDERS SOLICITORS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-31➖LOVEGROVE, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2006-04-13➖YOUNG, Dennis James resigneddirector
- 2002-07-02➕GORDON, Donald Neil appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕GOW, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➖MEIKLEJOHN, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 2002-07-02➕WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott appointeddirector
- 2000-06-23➖FOULIS, Lindsay David Robertson resigneddirector
- 1997-07-14➕CLARK, Johnston Peter Campbell appointeddirector
- 1997-07-14➕FOULIS, Lindsay David Robertson appointeddirector
- 1997-07-14➕LOVEGROVE, Barbara appointeddirector
- 1997-07-14➕SNEDDON, Douglas appointeddirector
- 1997-05-23➖GRIEVE, Alistair Morrice resigneddirector
- 1997-05-23➖MCMICHAEL, William Robert Wilson resigneddirector
- 1995-11-15➖CLARK, Alistair Campbell resigneddirector
- 1995-11-15➕GRIEVE, Alistair Morrice appointeddirector
- 1995-11-15➕MCMICHAEL, William Robert Wilson appointeddirector
- 1995-11-15➕MEIKLEJOHN, William Alexander appointeddirector
- 1995-11-15➖ROBERTSON, Norman James Alexander resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
68/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
Blackadders Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blackadders Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BRJ TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · SC104535
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 |
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Blackadders Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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Active · Holding company · DD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATHMATICS (LEISURE) LIMITED→ SC148157 · est 1993 | £143.5k £122.0k–£165.1k | — | £143.5k | — | 32y | 82 | 58y |
| CARSEGRAY (ANGUS) LIMITED→ SC283937 · est 2005 | £1 £1–£1 | — | £1 | — | 20y | 81 | 63y |
| FEUDUTIES LIMITED→ SC053153 · est 1973 | — | — | — | — | 52y | 83 | 71y |
| BLACKADDERS TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC213924 · est 2000 | — | — | — | — | 25y | 82 | 64y |
| DELSON HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC385095 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 100 | 15y | 82 | 62y |
| FORSTER GROUP LIMITED→ SC294457 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 200 | 20y | 82 | 59y |
| J.R. POWER MOTION LIMITED→ SC272621 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 2 | 21y | 82 | 78y |
| LIGNUM (DUNDEE) LIMITED→ SC045453 · est 1968 | — | — | — | 2 | 58y | 82 | 93y |
| BLACKADDERS NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC214722 · est 2001 | — | — | — | — | 25y | 81 | 64y |
| BRJ NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC170594 · est 1996 | — | — | — | — | 29y | 81 | 64y |
| DKT ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC209738 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 300 | 25y | 81 | 74y |
| DUNDEE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT TRUST→ SC268877 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 73y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Blackadders Llp
10 Euclid Crescent
Dundee
DD1 1AG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)
BLACKADDERS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
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CLARK, Johnston Peter Campbell→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-07-14
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GRAY, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-11-19
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MCDOWALL, Laura→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-30
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BLACKADDERS SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 2008-04-01
CLARK, Alistair Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1995-11-15
DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2019-06-14
FOULIS, Lindsay David Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 2000-06-23
GORDON, Donald Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2013-03-31
GOW, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2010-08-10
GRIEVE, Alistair Morrice→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-15 · resigned 1997-05-23
GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2022-08-17
HUTCHESON, Donald Henry Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2013-03-31
LOVEGROVE, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 2008-03-31
MCMICHAEL, William Robert Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-15 · resigned 1997-05-23
MEIKLEJOHN, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1995-11-15 · resigned 2002-07-02
MENZIES, Neil James→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-08-16
ROBERTSON, Norman James Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1995-11-15
SCOTT, Philip Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2011-03-31
SNEDDON, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 2022-03-31
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Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03