BMR INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC238999 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-07-15
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2022-07-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #7
  9. 2022-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #6
  10. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2018-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2018-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #8
  19. 2017-11-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2017-11-10
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  21. 2017-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #9
  22. 2017-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2017-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2017-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2017-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2007-12-10
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2007-11-27
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Andrew David Allison and Others
  28. 2007-11-27
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Andrew David Allison and Others
  29. 2007-11-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2007-11-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2007-11-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2007-11-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2007-09-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2002-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BMR INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  36. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Bruce Macleod appointed
    director
  38. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Margaret appointed
    director
  39. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bruce Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

14 City Quay
Dundee
Angus
DD1 3JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-31
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Active
ROBERTSON, Bruce Macleod→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-31
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Active
ROBERTSON, Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-10-31
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property10/12/200715/07/2022
satisfied
Andrew David Allison and Others
Standard security1 property27/11/200710/11/2017
satisfied
Andrew David Allison and Others
Standard security1 property27/11/200730/01/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/11/200715/07/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/11/200710/11/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/11/200710/11/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/11/200710/11/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property18/09/200728/04/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property09/07/200710/11/2017

Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17