BF 833 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC216114 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 24.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-02-29
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  3. 2023-04-14
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  4. 2022-03-04
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  5. 2021-03-22
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  6. 2021-02-03
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    officers · AP03
  7. 2021-02-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-11-01
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    MCGREGOR, Christine appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-10-31
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    SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-11
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  16. 2016-02-16
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  17. 2015-03-13
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  18. 2015-02-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2009-01-05
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    SIMPS0N, Alistair appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-01-05
    ➖
    SIMPS0N, Alistair resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-11-01
    ➖
    CHISHOLM, Euan Charles resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-11-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2005-06-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2002-07-04
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    WEIR, John Fraser resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2001-10-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2001-09-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2001-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2001-03-19
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    SMITH, David Alexander appointed
    director
  32. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    WATT, John appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    CHISHOLM, Euan Charles appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    WEIR, John Fraser appointed
    director
  36. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2001-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BF 833 LIMITED
  38. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2001-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

26-30 Marine Place
Buckie
AB56 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MCGREGOR, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
SMITH, David Alexander→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-03-19
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Active
WATT, John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHISHOLM, Euan Charles→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2008-11-01
Resigned
SIMPS0N, Alistair→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-05 · resigned 2009-01-05
Resigned
SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned
WEIR, John Fraser→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2002-07-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property23/02/2015—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mortgage1 property02/06/200523/04/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mandate1 property26/10/200112/04/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Ship mortgage1 property19/09/200110/06/2005
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/08/2001—
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-02-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30