BESTATTIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC148595 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.55M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
108 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.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,551,269
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£138k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£310k£621k£931k£1.2m£1.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.56M£1.56M
Current assets£141.9k£134.5k
Cash£138.4k£131.7k
Net assets£1.55M£1.55M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-08-14
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    Charge satisfied #6
  11. 2019-07-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2019-07-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #7
  15. 2019-07-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-06-20
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  21. 2006-04-19
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  22. 2006-01-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  23. 2005-08-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  24. 2005-07-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
  25. 2005-07-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  26. 2005-02-25
    ➖
    FORBES, Diana Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2005-01-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
  28. 2004-11-05
    ➕
    LEGGE, Symon Bonnar appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    FORBES, Diana Margaret resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 2001-06-18
    ➕
    FORBES, Diana Margaret appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-06-18
    ➖
    LEGGE, Lynne Fraser resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-11-29
    ➕
    FORBES, Diana Margaret appointed
    director
  34. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    LEGGE, John Marnoch resigned
    director
  35. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    LEGGE, Symon Bonnar appointed
    director
  36. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    LEGGE, John Andrew appointed
    director
  37. 2000-03-20
    ➖
    LEGGE, John Marnoch resigned
    secretary
  38. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    LEGGE, Lynne Fraser appointed
    secretary
  39. 2000-02-27
    ➖
    LEGGE, Diana Beatrice Robertson resigned
    director
  40. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, John Marnoch appointed
    secretary
  41. 1994-01-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Diana Beatrice Robertson appointed
    director
  43. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, John Marnoch appointed
    director
  44. 1994-01-25
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1994-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BESTATTIC LIMITED
  46. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Andrew Legge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Symon Bonnar Legge
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Annfield House
Eskbank Toll
Dalkeith
EH22 3DY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

LEGGE, Symon Bonnar→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEGGE, John Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEGGE, Symon Bonnar→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Diana Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned
LEGGE, John Marnoch→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 2000-03-20
Resigned
LEGGE, Lynne Fraser→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2001-06-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-01-25
Resigned
FORBES, Diana Margaret→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2005-02-25
Resigned
LEGGE, Diana Beatrice Robertson→
director · ~89y · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 2000-02-27
Resigned
LEGGE, John Marnoch→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-01-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Skipton Building Society
Standard security1 property20/06/2006—
satisfied
Skipton Building Society
Standard security1 property19/04/200624/07/2019
satisfied
Skipton Building Society
Standard security1 property26/01/200614/08/2019
satisfied
Skipton Building Society
Standard security1 property01/08/200504/07/2019
outstanding
Mortgage Trust
Mortgage Trust Limited
Standard security1 property20/07/2005—
satisfied
Skipton Building Society
Standard security1 property11/07/200531/07/2019
outstanding
Mortgage Trust
Mortgage Trust Limited
Standard security1 property12/01/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security3 properties06/04/2004—
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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19