BLP 2001-58 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC226203 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-12
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
65 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-05
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    SUTHERLAND, Hugh Donald appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-02-05
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    SUTHERLAND, Barbara Gunn resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-02-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2018-02-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2017-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-27
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    SUTHERLAND, Allan William appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-27
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    SUTHERLAND, Donald Mackay appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-05
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Hugh Donald appointed
    director
  22. 2002-02-05
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Barbara Gunn appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-02-05
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    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-02-05
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    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-02-05
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    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BLP 2001-58 LIMITED
  27. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugh Donald Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Manson's Lane
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 8EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Hugh Donald→
secretary · appointed 2018-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Allan William→
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Donald Mackay→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Hugh Donald→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Barbara Gunn→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2018-02-05
Resigned
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2002-02-05
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2002-02-05
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2002-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31