BELLROCK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC426874 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-25

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£720.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £720,101

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£24k

Net Worth

£720k

Current Assets

£708k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£906.7k	—
Current assets	£708.1k	—
Cash	£23.9k	—
Debtors	£684.2k	—
Net assets	£720.1k	—
Average employees	—	1900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-04
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MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-05-04
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LENNIE, Hugh Mckellar resigned
secretary
2023-05-04
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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LENNIE, Hugh Mckellar appointed
secretary
2020-03-31
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NUMBERSMITHS CONSULTING LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-03-01
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LANGMEAD, Stephen John appointed
director
2020-02-29
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SIGSWORTH, David, Prof. resigned
director
2020-02-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-01-31
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SHORT, Gordon Campbell resigned
director
2019-08-06
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2017-06-20
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NUMBERSMITHS CONSULTING LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-04-26
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MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-11-20
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SIGSWORTH, David, Prof. appointed
director
2015-09-10
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MORRIS, Steven Charles appointed
director
2012-09-07
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BROWN, Adam John appointed
director
2012-07-27
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SHORT, Gordon Campbell appointed
director
2012-07-20
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MCARTHUR, Stephen Dominick James, Professor appointed
director
2012-07-20
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FLYNN, Austin resigned
director
2012-07-20
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MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2012-06-25
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Company incorporated
As BELLROCK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
2012-06-25
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MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-06-25
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FLYNN, Austin appointed
director
2012-06-25
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MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Professor Stephen Dominick James Mcarthur Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/04/2017

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

Incorporated2012-06-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8RY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25