BMK (NOMINEES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC180077 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
57 officers (13 active, 57 linked, 52 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
168 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (121 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-01➕PEARSON, Annie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-19➖HAMILTON, Bethia Mary resigneddirector
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-01➕MACDONALD, Sarah-Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-01-01➕MARCHINI, Mirella Gabriella appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➖MACKAY, Iain Finlay Magnus resigneddirector
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2022-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-01➖HOYLE, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 2022-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-31➖CAMPBELL, James Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-07-12➕MACKAY, Iain Finlay Magnus appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-04➕HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden appointeddirector
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-11➖DONALDSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖ADAMS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖BRASS, Colin John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖CLARKE, John Bernard resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖COTTON, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖COWIE, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖DEWAR, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖DOCHERTY, Steven John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖DUNN, Iain Cameron resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖ENTWISTLE, Liam Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖KING, Stewart Alexander resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖LONG, Kenneth Burnie resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖MACKENZIE, Keith Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖MACLEOD, Angus George resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖MARSHALL, Alison resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖MCFARLANE, Andrew Mark resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖MILLAR, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖O'NEILL, Martin Thomas Burnett resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖OCKRIM, Joanne resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖QUAIL, Thomas Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖SMART, John Douglas resigneddirector
- 2019-08-31➖STEPHEN, Martin Sutherland resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 121 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACDONALD, Sarah-Jane (same surname) appointed 2024-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BMK (NOMINEES) LIMITED
This company · SC180077
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 29/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Rosina Marie Dolanceased 29/05/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
St Vincent Plaza
319 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5RZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (13 active · 44 resigned)
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-29
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BELL, David Graham→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-29
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DOLAN, Rosina Marie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-08-31
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GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-05-29
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-01-04
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JOHNSTON, William Grant→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-29
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MACDONALD, Ian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-29
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MACDONALD, Sarah-Jane→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-01
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MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-01
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MARCHINI, Mirella Gabriella→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-01-01
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MCARTHUR, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-12-08
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MURRAY, Graham Neil→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-29
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PEARSON, Annie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-01
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BARBER FLEMING, Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 1999-04-23
DOLAN, Rosina Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2017-05-29
GRASSICK, Alan Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2005-08-31
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 1997-10-28
ADAMS, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-08-31
BARBER FLEMING, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 1999-04-23
BLACKSTOCK, Anne Myra→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 2010-03-31
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Recent filings (168 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10