BUSINESS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC539321 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£209.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £209,157
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
Net Worth
£209k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £209.2k |
| Current assets | £59.3k |
| Cash | £10.6k |
| Debtors | £48.7k |
| Net assets | £209.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-15➕NEILL, Desmond Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSINESS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO LTD
- 2016-07-01➕BOOTH, Barry John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Desmond Peter Neill Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/09/2021 |
Mr Barry John Booth Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
16 Greenhall Avenue
Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6HG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOOTH, Barry John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEILL, Desmond Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-16