BEC (SYSTEMS INTEGRATION) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC148386 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees11001200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    HAMPSON, Antony John resigned
    director
  5. 2024-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2022-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-04-10
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    CARTWRIGHT, David John resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-10-01
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    BRIGGS, Andrew Geoffrey appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-01
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    CARTWRIGHT, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2006-06-07
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    SHARP, John Stanley resigned
    director
  22. 2006-04-05
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    MURPHY, Kevin John resigned
    director
  23. 2005-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Stephen Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    MURPHY, Cherie resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Antony John appointed
    director
  28. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    SHARP, John Stanley appointed
    director
  29. 2005-09-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kevin Murphy and Others
  30. 2000-06-16
    ➖
    BROWNE, Christopher John resigned
    director
  31. 1997-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1997-03-31
    ➖
    MURPHY, Gwen resigned
    secretary
  33. 1996-03-31
    ➕
    MURPHY, Cherie appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-03-28
    ➕
    BROWNE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  35. 1994-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEC (SYSTEMS INTEGRATION) LTD.
  36. 1994-01-13
    ➕
    MURPHY, Gwen appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-01-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1994-01-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1994-01-13
    ➕
    MURPHY, Kevin John appointed
    director

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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Group structure

Adc Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adc Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEC (SYSTEMS INTEGRATION) LTD.
This company · SC148386

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adc Solutions Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MARSDEN, Stephen Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Andrew Geoffrey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSDEN, Stephen Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Cherie→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-31 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
MURPHY, Gwen→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-13 · resigned 1997-03-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-13 · resigned 1994-01-13
Resigned
BROWNE, Christopher John→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-03-28 · resigned 2000-06-16
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, David John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
HAMPSON, Antony John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
MURPHY, Kevin John→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-01-13 · resigned 2006-04-05
Resigned
SHARP, John Stanley→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Kevin Murphy and Others
Bond & floating charge1 property30/09/200521/04/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/06/199705/10/2005

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17