BID ST ANDREWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC493774 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-19

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-40.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (9 active, 34 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £40,434

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£40k

↓ 4.8% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↓ 81% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-751	£-7.1k
Current assets	£11.4k	£61.2k
Net assets	£-40.4k	£-38.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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2026-01-07
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FINLAY, David Scott resigned
director
2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
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2026-01-06
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officers · TM02
2025-09-04
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LEE, Stephanie Clare appointed
director
2025-09-04
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WIJKSTROM, Julie appointed
director
2025-07-04
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accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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officers · AP01
2025-02-19
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officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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2025-01-29
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officers · TM01
2025-01-28
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THOMSON, Andrew Leslie resigned
director
2025-01-28
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2025-01-28
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2025-01-14
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2024-10-20
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2024-10-08
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2024-10-01
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CUBBAGE, Alan resigned
director
2024-08-26
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POULTON, Grant Marshall resigned
director
2024-01-31
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FRASER, Louise Aimee resigned
director
2023-11-29
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CAMERON, Lisa resigned
director
2023-11-21
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WOOD, Peter John resigned
director
2023-10-27
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2023-10-27
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2023-10-27
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2023-10-27
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2023-10-27
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2023-10-12
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GREWAR, William appointed
director
2023-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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SIMPSON, Stephen Christopher resigned
director
2023-09-27
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THOMSON, Andrew Leslie appointed
director
2023-09-21
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officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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2022-10-17
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POULTON, Grant Marshall appointed
director
2022-09-14
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CLARK, Alexander William John, Cllr appointed
director
2022-09-14
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LAWSON, Robin Patrick appointed
director
2022-09-14
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THOMSON, Brian Robert resigned
director
2021-12-06
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FINLAY, David Scott appointed
director
2021-11-18
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MCDOWALL, Andrina Haynes appointed
director
2021-11-15
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SIMPSON, Stephen Christopher appointed
director
2021-11-12
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CAMPBELL, Julia Rebecca appointed
director
2020-11-03
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LISTON, Jane Ann, Councillor resigned
director
2019-11-06
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CALDWELL, Lesley appointed
director
2019-07-10
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LANG, Alistair James resigned
director
2019-01-25
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JONES, Pat resigned
director
2017-12-15
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LISTON, Jane Ann, Councillor appointed
director
2017-08-17
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CATHRO, Lisa Shirley resigned
director
2017-07-03
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WOOD, Peter John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned 2026-01-06; FINLAY, David Scott resigned 2026-01-07

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-02

Last: 2025-12-19