BELL'S MILLS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC294062 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7011
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2011-02-28⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2011-02-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-11-30⚠️liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotlandinsolvency · 4.17(Scot)
- 2010-05-27⚠️liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotlandinsolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
- 2010-05-27⚠️liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotlandinsolvency · 4.2(Scot)
- 2010-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-04-14⚠️liquidation-compulsory-appointment-provisional-liquidator-scotlandinsolvency · 4.9(Scot)
- 2009-12-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-24➖CITRIN, David Lewis Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2009-10-06➕ADAIR, Eric Weir appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-08-13➖MCGAFFIN, Charles Roger resigneddirector
- 2009-07-31📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-07-23➖MCGOWAN, Carol Ann resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-09📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-07-02➖DI CIACCA, John Mark resigneddirector
- 2008-12-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-11-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-10-24➖FORBES, John resigneddirector
- 2008-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-07-03➕MCGAFFIN, Charles Roger appointeddirector
- 2008-04-21📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-04-02➖WALL, Ian James, Prof resigneddirector
- 2007-12-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-12-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-07-25📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-07-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2006-07-13➕BURRELL, Andrew William Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➕O'DONNELL, Harry Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➖GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resignednominee-secretary
- 2006-07-13➕MCGOWAN, Carol Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-13➕CITRIN, David Lewis Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➕DI CIACCA, John Mark appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➖DUNN, Alastair Kenneth resignednominee-director
- 2006-07-13➕FORBES, John appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➖GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resignednominee-director
- 2006-07-13➕WALL, Ian James, Prof appointeddirector
- 2005-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BELL'S MILLS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2005-12-05➕GLEN, Jeremy Stewart appointednominee-secretary
- 2005-12-05➕DUNN, Alastair Kenneth appointednominee-director
- 2005-12-05➕GLEN, Jeremy Stewart appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-02-28
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-02-28: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2010-11-30: liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
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| CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC091725 · est 1985 | £131.60M £96.97M–£166.24M | £135.39M | — | 135900 | 41y | 85 | 67y |
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| DSF (2003) LIMITED→ SC144009 · est 1993 | £4.70M £3.46M–£5.93M | — | — | 7 | 33y | 87 | 61y |
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| SIBCAS LIMITED→ SC052604 · est 1973 | £1.88M £1.39M–£2.38M | — | — | 165 | 53y | 88 | 68y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7011 — SIC 7011
Registered office
Dolphin House
4 Hunter Square
Edinburgh Midlothian
EH1 1QW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2007-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 9 resigned)
ADAIR, Eric Weir→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURRELL, Andrew William Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2006-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'DONNELL, Harry Joseph→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2006-07-13
MCGOWAN, Carol Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2009-07-23
CITRIN, David Lewis Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2009-11-24
DI CIACCA, John Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2009-07-02
DUNN, Alastair Kenneth→
Resignednominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2006-07-13
FORBES, John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2008-10-24
GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→
Resignednominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2006-07-13
MCGAFFIN, Charles Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2009-08-13
WALL, Ian James, Prof→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2008-04-02
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Recent filings (35 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2011-02-28
liquidation-compulsory-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.17(Scot)
2010-11-30
liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotland
insolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
2010-05-27
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotland
insolvency · 4.2(Scot)
2010-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-04-30
liquidation-compulsory-appointment-provisional-liquidator-scotland
insolvency · 4.9(Scot)
2010-04-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2009-10-20
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-08-21
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-07-31
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-07-09