BL WEST FARM COMMERCIAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC491582 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-31➕BALMORAL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-12-31➕GHOSE, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2023-12-31➖QUIGLEY, Niall resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-31➖QUIGLEY, Niall Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Allied Irish Banks PLC
- 2015-09-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allied Irish Banks
- 2015-09-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allied Irish Banks PLC
- 2014-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BL WEST FARM COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- 2014-11-19➕KNOX, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2014-11-19➕THORLEY, Guy Christopher appointeddirector
- 2014-11-19➕QUIGLEY, Niall appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-19➕QUIGLEY, Niall Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
28 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
BALMORAL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-31
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GHOSE, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-12-31
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KNOX, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-19
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THORLEY, Guy Christopher→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-19
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QUIGLEY, Niall→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2023-12-31
QUIGLEY, Niall Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2023-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/09/2015 | 29/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/09/2015 | 29/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2015 | 29/03/2022 |
Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05