BONSPIEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC181850 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-31
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-03-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1997-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BONSPIEL LIMITED
- 1997-12-31➕HARDING, Richard Ian Charles appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-31➕DICKSON, Robert Roderick appointeddirector
- 1997-12-31➕HARDING, Richard Ian Charles appointeddirector
- 1997-12-31➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1997-12-31➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1997-12-31➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1997-12-31➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-14
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert Roderick Dickson Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Richard Ian Charles Harding Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Aab Business & Tax Advisory Llp
133 Finnieston Street
Glasgow
G3 8HB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-14OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HARDING, Richard Ian Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICKSON, Robert Roderick→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-12-31
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HARDING, Richard Ian Charles→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-12-31
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 1997-12-31
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 1997-12-31
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09