BLUEBELL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC219921 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£29.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £29,430
Net assets shrinking
Down £859 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£5
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-09 | 2024-02-09 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.4k | £30.3k |
| Current assets | £5 | £6 |
| Net assets | £29.4k | £30.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13➖ELLMORE, David resigneddirector
- 2022-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-06-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
- 2001-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEBELL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2001-06-06➕ELLMORE, Bonita Victoria Rose appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-06➕ELLMORE, Bonita Victoria Rose appointeddirector
- 2001-06-06➕ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-06➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-06➕ELLMORE, David appointeddirector
- 2001-06-06➕ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-06-06➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Bonita Victoria Rose Ellmore Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Cedarbank
8 Victoria Road, Hunters Quay
Dunoon
Argyll
PA23 8JY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last made up to: 2025-02-09
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ELLMORE, Bonita Victoria Rose→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLMORE, Bonita Victoria Rose→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2001-06-06
ELLMORE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2022-07-13
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2001-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mortgage Trust Mortgage Trust Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 12/06/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06