BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL RESIDUARY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC006624 · ltd · incorporated 1907-09-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 41.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24100
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 24520SIC 24520
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (85/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
62 officers (3 active, 62 linked, 49 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
260 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (139 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05➕WATTS, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-05➖RAYNER, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17➕RAYNER, Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-31➖STEELE, Matthew Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-10➖BULLOCK, Mark William resigneddirector
- 2021-02-10➕STEELE, Matthew Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2018-12-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-17➕BNOMS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-11-30➖DALLAS, Michael Kane resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-17➕DALLAS, Michael Kane appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-08➖BNOMS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-01-01➖HUDSON, Jane Teresa resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-01➕BNOMS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-01-01➖HUDSON, Jane Teresa resigneddirector
- 2012-09-03➖ANDERSON, Peter Stuart resigneddirector
- 2012-09-03➕BULLOCK, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2011-06-17➖GORMAN, Timothy Paul resigneddirector
- 2011-06-17➕HUDSON, Jane Teresa appointeddirector
- 2011-06-17➖MACLEAN, Robert Ian resigneddirector
- 2011-06-17➖MCCARTHY-WYPER, Alan William resigneddirector
- 2011-02-18➖WHITE, Martin Christopher resigneddirector
- 2011-01-07➖ADAMS, Richard Hawthorn resigneddirector
- 2010-09-15➕MCCARTHY-WYPER, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕GORMAN, Timothy Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕WHITE, Martin Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-04-20➖HAMPSON, John Keith resigneddirector
- 2009-08-17➕MORGAN, Iain Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕ADAMS, Richard Hawthorn appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕ANDERSON, Peter Stuart appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➖CHURM, Keith Harold resigneddirector
- 2009-08-17➕HAMPSON, John Keith appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➖LAIRD, Robert Alan resigneddirector
- 2009-08-17➖MURPHY, Colin resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 139 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Balfour Beatty Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Balfour Beatty Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL RESIDUARY LIMITED
This company · SC006624
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Balfour Beatty Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1907-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC24100 — SIC 24100
Registered office
Maxim 7, Maxim Office Park Parklands Avenue
Eurocentral
Holytown
ML1 4WQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (3 active · 59 resigned)
BNOMS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-17
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MORGAN, Iain Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-17
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WATTS, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-01-05
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COOMER, John Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 1998-03-31
DALLAS, Michael Kane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-17 · resigned 2018-11-30
DOWNTON, Christopher Hurst→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1989-07-13
DUNLEVY, Terence Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1989-10-01 · resigned 1992-11-30
HUDSON, Jane Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2013-01-01
MURPHY, Colin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-27 · resigned 1999-10-07
PILGRIM, Roy Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 1997-07-31
WALLIS, Andrew Leonard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1989-07-13 · resigned 1989-09-30
WILSON, Peter William Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1999-08-27
BNOMS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2015-09-08
MOWLEM SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-07 · resigned 2006-03-30
ADAMS, Richard Hawthorn→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-08-17 · resigned 2011-01-07
ANDERSON, Peter Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-17 · resigned 2012-09-03
AUSTIN, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2005-10-05
BONNETTE, Ian Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1989-10-01 · resigned 1995-03-31
BRIGHTMORE, Eric Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1993-12-13
BROWN, Gerald Thornton→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2005-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Investors in Industry Investors in Industry PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/05/1986 | 25/06/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Letter of agreement | 1 property | 20/03/1985 | 02/07/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 07/08/1984 | 26/09/1988 |
Recent filings (260 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22