BELLFIELD PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC053415 · ltd · incorporated 1973-06-21
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 43.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
106 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
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,257,896

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£259k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£452k£903k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mSept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.26M£2.18M
Current assets£258.6k£212.2k
Net assets£2.26M£2.18M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-04-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-04-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-04-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-04-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-29
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-07-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    PATERSON, Suzy appointed
    director
  18. 2001-05-14
    ➖
    PATERSON, William Gibson resigned
    director
  19. 1993-03-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1993-02-28
    ➕
    PATERSON, William Gibson appointed
    secretary
  21. 1993-02-28
    ➖
    PATERSON, Theresa resigned
    secretary
  22. 1993-02-28
    ➖
    PATERSON, Theresa resigned
    director
  23. 1991-07-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1986-02-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1983-04-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1973-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLFIELD PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Robert Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/04/2023
Suzy Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Gibson Patersonceased 24/04/2023· 50-75% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CALEDONIA WATERFRONT (HARBOUR ROAD) LIMITED→
SC345086 · est 2008
£623.3k
£529.8k–£716.8k
—£623.3k—17y8370y
BARRWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
SC055126 · est 1974
£117.8k
£100.1k–£135.5k
—£117.8k—52y8359y
CAIRN LETTING LIMITED→
SC210819 · est 2000
£40.0k
£34.0k–£46.0k
—£40.0k—25y8358y
AR (WELLMEADOW) LTD→
SC393743 · est 2011
£5.0k
£4.2k–£5.7k
—£5.0k—15y8359y
AMBASSADOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD→
SC393740 · est 2011
£100
£85–£115
—£100—15y8359y
HOWE STREET PROPERTIES LIMITED→
SC435893 · est 2012
—£24.9k—013y8465y
ROSS & LIDDELL LIMITED→
SC097770 · est 1986
———10040y8460y
AEROBLUE LIMITED→
SC185922 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————28y8373y
BALMORE ESTATES LIMITED→
SC435326 · est 2012
———30013y8360y
BEARSDEN SOLUTIONS LTD→
SC394655 · est 2011
———10015y8360y
BROOMPARK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
SC156310 · est 1995 · no financials extracted
————31y8385y
CHARTWELL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
SC075176 · est 1981
———044y8361y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

23 Moncrieff Avenue
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 4NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PATERSON, William Gibson→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Suzy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, William Robert→
director · ~63y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Theresa→
secretary · resigned 1993-02-28
Resigned
PATERSON, Theresa→
director · ~94y · resigned 1993-02-28
Resigned
PATERSON, William Gibson→
director · ~90y · resigned 2001-05-14
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/03/1993—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/07/199105/07/2012
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/02/1986—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/04/1983—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29