BP ADVICE AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED

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SC828010 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-05
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,519

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£7.5k
Current assets£9.6k
Net assets£7.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 5 address
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-11-06
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  7. 2025-11-06
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  8. 2025-11-06
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  9. 2025-08-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-08-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BP ADVICE AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  13. 2024-11-05
    PRENTICE, Ben appointed
    director
  14. 2024-11-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Prentice
Individual · British · DOB 01/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

148 Cairnhill Road
Airdrie
ML6 9HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PRENTICE, Ben
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-11-05
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-11-06
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-11-06
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-05