BOWMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (SCOTLAND), L.P.
💤Zombieactive
SL036161 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2023-01-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (41/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2026-02-13📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2025-08-06📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-06-03📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-04-23📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-04-23📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-03-05📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-01-30📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2025-01-27📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2024-06-25📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2024-02-06📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2023-11-14📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2023-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
- 2023-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
- 2023-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2023-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
- 2023-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
- 2023-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BOWMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (SCOTLAND), L.P.
- 2023-01-30📄registration-and-designation-as-a-private-fund-limited-partnershipincorporation · LP7(S)
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·No active directors on record
highCompany is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️
Bowmark Capital Llp
Corporate parent
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Bowmark Capital Partners Vii (Scotland) Llp
Corporate parent
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BOWMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (SCOTLAND), L.P.
This company · SL036161
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bowmark Capital Llp Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/10/2023 |
Charles Thomas Messiter Ind Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | control reported | 31/10/2023 |
Bowmark Capital Partners Vii (Scotland) Llp Corporate entity | — | — | control reported | 30/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Julian James Lawrence Mastersceased 10/06/2024· control reported
- Bowmark Capital (Holdings) Limitedceased 31/10/2023· control reported
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY TRADE LP→ SL011117 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BRAITH SHIPPING LP→ SL010197 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BRILART IMPEX LP→ SL027399 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRILLE TA LUMIERE LP→ SL036364 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRILLI IMPEX HOLDING LP→ SL033723 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BRILLIANT REFORM LP→ SL030093 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRISTOL CAPITAL LP→ SL017701 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRITISH GROWTH PARTNERSHIP FUND I LP→ SL037444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRITVIC PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP→ SG000016 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BRIXTON BUSINESS LP→ SL021736 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BROADFIELD INVESTMENTS L.P.→ SL010801 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BROADFIELD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS L.P.→ SL015415 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated2023-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Recent filings (19 total)
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2026-02-13
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-08-06
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-06-03
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-04-23
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-04-23
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2025-01-30
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-01-27
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2024-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-02-06
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
2023-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2023-11-09