B E ESTATES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC641427 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-12
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 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: high (81/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
20 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
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£75k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £74.7k | £74.7k |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs B E ESTATES LTD
- 2019-09-12➕MACKAY, Bridget Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕MCCUTCHEON, David James appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕MCCUTCHEON, Tracey appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕SMITH, Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕SMITH, Gary Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Gary Richard Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | — | — | board controlboard control | 12/09/2019 |
Mr David James Mccutcheon Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | — | — | board controlboard control | 12/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
6th Floor, Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
MACKAY, Bridget Marie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCUTCHEON, David James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCUTCHEON, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gary Richard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-03