BALFOUR & MANSON (NOMINEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC166424 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-06-20

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

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year to Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

73 officers (20 active, 73 linked, 71 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

210 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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NICHOL, Stephanie resigned
director
2025-08-14
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accounts · AA
2025-08-05
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officers · AP01
2025-08-05
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officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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MOTION, Elaine Joyce resigned
director
2025-07-01
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TORRANCE, Catriona Alice appointed
director
2025-06-09
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officers · TM01
2025-05-30
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ZAK, Stephanie Francesca resigned
director
2025-01-21
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officers · RP04TM01
2024-11-05
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officers · TM01
2024-10-31
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MCINTOSH, David Stewart resigned
director
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-26
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BROWN, Shona resigned
director
2024-06-28
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SMITH, Shona Houston resigned
director
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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LAWSON, Greg Scott appointed
director
2024-04-09
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MCKAY, Amy Louise appointed
director
2024-04-09
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officers · AP01
2024-04-09
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2023-12-27
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officers · TM01
2023-12-26
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WALKER, Martin David resigned
director
2023-11-09
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officers · AP01
2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-01
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LITTLEFAIR, Peter James appointed
director
2023-11-01
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WALLACE, William appointed
director
2023-09-18
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BAIN, Daniel Clark appointed
director
2023-07-23
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officers · TM01
2023-07-14
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MUIRS, Fiona Kirsty resigned
director
2023-06-01
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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GILFILLAN, Alan Robert John resigned
director
2023-03-15
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officers · AP01
2023-03-08
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MAYBERRY, Simon Jonathan Ross appointed
director
2023-02-01
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officers · TM01
2023-02-01
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officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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HOLLAND, Robert Andrew resigned
director
2023-01-27
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ANGUS, Hugh Donald Walter resigned
director
2023-01-01
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NICHOL, Stephanie appointed
director
2022-11-30
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PHILLIPS, Karen Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-11-01
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GUTHRIE, Michaela Jill appointed
director
2021-10-31
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FLINT, David Ronald George resigned
director
2021-06-30
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MILNE, Alastair Robert resigned
director
2021-01-01
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THOMSON, Graeme Henry appointed
director
2021-01-01
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WALKER, Martin David appointed
director
2020-04-03
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NICOL, Iain William resigned
director
2019-04-30
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MCTAGGART, Anne Grace resigned
director
2018-12-01
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MULCAHY, Lynne appointed
director
2018-12-01
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SHIELS, Sarah Ann appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-19 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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 ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MOTION, Elaine Joyce resigned 2025-07-31; NICHOL, Stephanie resigned 2025-12-23; ZAK, Stephanie Francesca resigned 2025-05-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-06-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

58 Frederick Street

Edinburgh

EH2 1LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07