BEL3 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC767883 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 15 → 16
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 15 → 16
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Investec Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2025-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Investec Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-20➕YOUNG, Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27➕WASZKIEWICZ, Grzegorz appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BEL3 LIMITED
- 2023-05-02➕COCKBURN, Iain Duncan appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02➕NEWMAN, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Brockwell Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brockwell Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BEL3 LIMITED
This company · SC767883
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brockwell Energy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Brockwell Energy Limited 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: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
COCKBURN, Iain Duncan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-05-02
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NEWMAN, Paul→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-02
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WASZKIEWICZ, Grzegorz→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-27
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Active
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Investec Bank as Security Trustee Investec Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 27/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank as Security Trustee Investec Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 27/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
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
2024-02-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-10