BENTLEYS SHOPFITTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC107171 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees526000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    ANDERSON, Robert resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-31
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    NEILSON, Gavin Alexander resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-12-09
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    NEILSON, Gavin Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-09-07
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    WALKER, Alan resigned
    director
  15. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-05-19
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    MONTGOMERY, Grant appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-06
    ➖
    BODIE, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-03-06
    ➖
    BODIE, Gordon resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2013-10-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2013-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2013-09-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2012-04-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  28. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    LIVIE, John Mcqueen resigned
    director
  29. 2006-06-22
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2005-04-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    BODIE, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-08-28
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May resigned
    secretary
  33. 2001-01-08
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    FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-01-08
    ➖
    WALKER, Alan resigned
    secretary
  35. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    MCVEIGH, Colin Gary appointed
    director
  36. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    ALEXANDER, John Donald resigned
    director
  37. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    BODIE, Gordon appointed
    director
  38. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Andrew resigned
    director
  39. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    LIVIE, John Mcqueen appointed
    director
  40. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    MCBREARTY, John James resigned
    director
  41. 1998-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  42. 1992-03-27
    ➖
    THOMSON, Charles John resigned
    secretary
  43. 1992-03-27
    ➕
    WALKER, Alan appointed
    secretary
  44. 1991-10-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  45. 1991-10-01
    ➕
    THOMSON, Charles John appointed
    secretary
  46. 1991-04-23
    ➕
    WALKER, Alan appointed
    director
  47. 1990-06-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  48. 1990-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  49. 1990-01-08
    ➖
    PRIOR, Roger Paul resigned
    director
  50. 1988-01-04
    ➕
    MCBREARTY, John James appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Bentleys Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bentleys Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BENTLEYS SHOPFITTING LIMITED
This company · SC107171

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bentleys Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Balgray Works
Balgray Place
Dundee
DD3 8SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

MCVEIGH, Colin Gary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTGOMERY, Grant→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BODIE, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2016-03-06
Resigned
BROWN, Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1991-10-01
Resigned
FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-08 · resigned 2003-08-28
Resigned
THOMSON, Charles John→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 1992-03-27
Resigned
WALKER, Alan→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-27 · resigned 2001-01-08
Resigned
ALEXANDER, John Donald→
director · ~73y · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, Robert→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2026-01-05
Resigned
BODIE, Gordon→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2016-03-06
Resigned
BROWN, Andrew→
director · ~72y · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
LIVIE, John Mcqueen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
MCBREARTY, John James→
director · ~79y · appointed 1988-01-04 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
NEILSON, Gavin Alexander→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-09 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
PRIOR, Roger Paul→
director · appointed 1988-01-04 · resigned 1990-01-08
Resigned
WALKER, Alan→
director · ~63y · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 2020-09-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/09/2013—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property05/04/201231/10/2013
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/02/199822/06/2006
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property18/06/199031/10/2013
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security2 properties31/05/199031/10/2013
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Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-20