BM METALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC424084 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£121.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £121,091
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,340 YoY
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£137k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£155k£193kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Cash£137.1k£163.6k
Net assets£121.1k£193.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-03
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    MULLARKEY, Beverley appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-09
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    MULLARKEY, Jane Brown resigned
    director
  22. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    MULLARKEY, Beverley appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-08-07
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    MULLARKEY, Jane Brown resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BM METALS LIMITED
  25. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    MULLARKEY, Brian Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    MULLARKEY, Jane Brown appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    MULLARKEY, Jane Brown appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Beverley Mullarkey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/07/2017
Brian Peter Mullarkey
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishop's Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MULLARKEY, Beverley→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLARKEY, Beverley→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLARKEY, Brian Peter→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLARKEY, Jane Brown→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2014-08-07
Resigned
MULLARKEY, Jane Brown→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2015-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05