BEL1 LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC609322 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-28
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
£-1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,269,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1.3m
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Net assets£-1.27M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-27
    WASZKIEWICZ, Grzegorz appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2024-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-05-24
    YOUNG, Neil appointed
    director
  15. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-09-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-10-19
    SHAW, Rupert Henry Gildroy appointed
    director
  22. 2018-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEL1 LIMITED
  23. 2018-09-28
    COCKBURN, Iain Duncan appointed
    director
  24. 2018-09-28
    LAMBIE, Alexander Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Bel1 Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bel1 Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BEL1 LIMITED
This company · SC609322

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
Bel1 Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Brockwell Energy Limitedceased 15/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brockwell Energy Ltd The Eagle Building Third Floor
19 Rose Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH2 2PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

COCKBURN, Iain Duncan
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-28
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Active
LAMBIE, Alexander Scott
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-09-28
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Active
SHAW, Rupert Henry Gildroy
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-19
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Active
WASZKIEWICZ, Grzegorz
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-27
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Active
YOUNG, Neil
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-24
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Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27