BELL GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC114142 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Painting

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43390Other building completion and finishing
43910Roofing activities
43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 36.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (9 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

201 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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2026-02-13
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2026-01-08
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accounts · AA
2025-09-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-12
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mortgage · MR01
2025-08-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-07-23
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Charge registered #16
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-07-23
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Charge registered #15
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-02-08
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-02-05
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accounts · AA
2025-02-05
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-28
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-24
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mortgage · MR01
2025-01-24
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Charge registered #14
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-11-04
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-04
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-04
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Charge satisfied #12
2024-11-04
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-10-18
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-10-18
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-08-30
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-08-22
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-08-22
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-08-21
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-07-19
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-07-16
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-07-16
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-07-05
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Igf Business Credit Limited
2024-07-01
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Charge satisfied #10
2024-07-01
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Charge satisfied #9
2024-06-28
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Charge satisfied #8
2024-06-18
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TUCKER, Steven Michael appointed
director
2024-05-30
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COCHRANE, Colin William resigned
director
2024-02-23
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WALLBANKS, Stephen John resigned
director
2023-11-23
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BUNTING, Ellen Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-11-21
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WALLBANKS, Stephen John appointed
director
2023-10-23
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BRESCIA, Tracy Grace Stewart appointed
secretary
2023-10-23
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BRESCIA, Tracy Grace Stewart appointed
director
2023-10-23
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HOWIESON, Paul resigned
secretary
2023-10-23
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HOWIESON, Paul resigned
director
2023-08-10
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WILKS, Richard Gregory resigned
director
2023-01-09
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THOMSON, Lynne appointed
director
2022-12-31
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STEEDMAN, Paul resigned
director
2021-05-01
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STEEDMAN, Paul appointed
director
2021-04-03
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STEEDMAN, Paul resigned
director
2020-12-08
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-12-08
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Charge registered #11
Lender: George Bell and Annette Bell
2020-06-01
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HAMILL, Lee appointed
director
2019-11-22
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REEVES, Mark Antony resigned
director
2017-05-02
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DREW, Steve James appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

1 med · 1 low

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.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Bell Global Property Services Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bell Global Property Services Uk Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BELL GROUP LTD

This company · SC114142

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
Bell Global Property Services Uk Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	11/09/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Craig George Bellceased 13/02/2026· board control
Mr George Bellceased 01/11/2022· significant influence

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

Incorporated1988-10-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

Bell Business Park

Rochsolloch Road

Airdrie

ML6 9BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07