BDP TECHNOLOGY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC546918 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-04

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 May 2025

Net worth

£567.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (10 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £567,713

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£125k

Net Worth

£568k

Current Assets

£591k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£567.7k
Current assets	£591.5k
Cash	£124.7k
Debtors	£8.7k
Net assets	£567.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts · AAMD
2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-01
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RAISTRICK, Louisa Clare Milner appointed
director
2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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address · AD01
2025-01-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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ANDREW, Jill Shaw appointed
director
2024-11-27
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KEEGAN, Caitlin Mary appointed
director
2024-11-27
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MCLUSKEY, Kevin resigned
director
2024-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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officers · TM01
2024-11-27
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officers · TM01
2024-11-26
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MALOCO, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-01
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SPENCE, Bruce appointed
director
2022-12-31
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FLEMING, Ann Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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COOK, Ben Daniel appointed
director
2021-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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PRATT, Alexander Ogilvie resigned
director
2021-11-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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STURROCK, Peter Ronald Rutherford appointed
director
2021-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-24
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KERR, Gordon John resigned
director
2019-11-26
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MORGAN, Claire Louise appointed
director
2019-10-03
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DIAMOND, Andrew Russell appointed
director
2019-10-03
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KERR, Gordon John appointed
director
2019-10-03
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MALOCO, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2019-10-03
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MCLUSKEY, Kevin appointed
director
2019-10-03
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PRATT, Alexander Ogilvie appointed
director
2018-07-12
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SPENCE, Bruce appointed
secretary
2018-07-09
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BARCROFT, Michael John resigned
director
2017-05-12
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FLEMING, Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-10-17
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HILTON, Paul appointed
director
2016-10-04
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Company incorporated
As BDP TECHNOLOGY LTD
2016-10-04
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BARCROFT, Michael John appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Espc (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Espc (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BDP TECHNOLOGY LTD

This company · SC546918

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Espc (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Barcroft Digital Ltdceased 09/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2016-10-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

27 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2PA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03