BAY RIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC427774 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-06
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£920.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 12.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £920,514
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£921k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £920.7k | £903.1k |
| Current assets | £22.6k | — |
| Cash | £21.9k | £45.7k |
| Debtors | £724 | — |
| Net assets | £920.5k | £902.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-07-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-07-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2014-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-10-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BAY RIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2012-07-06➕BREBNER, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2012-07-06➕BREBNER, William Carroll Johnstone appointeddirector
- 2012-07-06➕GARDEN, Jill appointeddirector
- 2012-07-06➕GLENNIE, Lisa appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Glennie Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/01/2019 |
William Carroll Johnstone Brebner Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/07/2016 |
Kathleen Brebner Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jill Gardenceased 31/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
17 Royfold Crescent
Aberdeen
AB15 6BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BREBNER, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2012-07-06
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BREBNER, William Carroll Johnstone→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-07-06
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GARDEN, Jill→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-07-06
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GLENNIE, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2013 | 03/07/2014 |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-07-19