BILLINGTONS OF LENZIE LTD.

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SC432742 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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
70
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,498
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£84k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k£24k£51k£78k£105k£132kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£207£-374
Current assets£117.3k£132.5k
Cash£83.8k£99.7k
Debtors£460£719
Net assets£-1.5k£-3.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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  2. 2024-07-19
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  3. 2023-07-28
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  4. 2022-07-28
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  5. 2021-06-08
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-07-23
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  8. 2018-07-27
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  9. 2017-07-31
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  10. 2016-06-21
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  11. 2015-09-18
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  12. 2015-07-07
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  13. 2014-09-18
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  14. 2014-06-13
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  15. 2014-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2014-05-28
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  17. 2014-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2012-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BILLINGTONS OF LENZIE LTD.
  19. 2012-09-18
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, Mark Douglas appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-18
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BILLINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Billington Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Billington Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BILLINGTONS OF LENZIE LTD.
This company · SC432742

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Billington Properties Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

25 Sandyford Place
Glasgow
G3 7NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BILLINGTON, Mark Douglas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-18
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Active
BILLINGTON, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-09-18
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—16/05/2014—
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Recent filings (29 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
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2025-07-16
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2024-09-06
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2024-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
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2022-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
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accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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2019-09-18
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accounts · AA
2019-07-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-18