BPL CONTRACTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC633607 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-17
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-278.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £278,569
Net assets shrinking
Down £370,810 YoY
Cash YoY
+573%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↑ 573% YoY
Net Worth
-£279k
↓ 402% YoY
Current Assets
£360k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£279k-£151k-£23k£104k£232k£360kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-278.6k£92.2k
Current assets£359.8k£333.6k
Cash£32.3k£4.8k
Debtors£327.5k£309.8k
Net assets£-278.6k£92.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-03-30
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  4. 2023-03-16
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  5. 2023-02-08
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-01-10
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-10
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    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-10
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-26
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  10. 2022-09-26
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  11. 2022-07-01
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    FOY, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-09-22
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  14. 2021-01-28
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  15. 2021-01-28
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  16. 2020-01-30
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  17. 2020-01-23
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    HEPBURN, Douglas resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-23
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  19. 2020-01-23
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  20. 2019-11-11
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  21. 2019-11-07
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    HOGG, John appointed
    director
  22. 2019-10-28
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    HOGG, John resigned
    director
  23. 2019-10-01
    ➕
    HOGG, John appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BPL CONTRACTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  25. 2019-06-17
    ➕
    HEPBURN, Douglas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/06/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Douglas Hepburnceased 23/01/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Stuart Hepburnceased 17/06/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2019-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

2nd Floor, 22-24 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FOY, Michael Robert→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEPBURN, Douglas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-06-17 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned
HOGG, John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2019-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
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accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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officers · AP01
2023-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-18