BIG BULL LIMITED

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SC223616 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-24
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-03-20
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Sheilagh appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-03-20
    ➖
    MCNEIL, Heather Carol resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-04-21
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    LOWRIE, Peter Thomas Hunter resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    MCNEIL, Heather Carol appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    SCOTT, William Alistair resigned
    director
  21. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Peter Thomas Hunter appointed
    director
  22. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Peter Thomas Hunter appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Kirsteen Carolyn resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG BULL LIMITED
  25. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    SCOTT, Kirsteen Carolyn appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-09-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    SCOTT, William Alistair appointed
    director
  29. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-09-24
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Thomas Hunter Lowrie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Red House 10 Pendreich Road
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

LOWRIE, Sheilagh→
secretary · appointed 2025-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWRIE, Peter Thomas Hunter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWRIE, Peter Thomas Hunter→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
MCNEIL, Heather Carol→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
SCOTT, Kirsteen Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned
SCOTT, William Alistair→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19