BELLSIDE BUILDING & TIMBER SUPPLIES LIMITED

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SC160233 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-07
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,275,650
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,641,109 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£138k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£693k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.36M£2.96M
Current assets£2.24M£3.47M
Cash£137.5k£1.46M
Debtors£1.83M£1.59M
Net assets£1.28M£2.92M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  4. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-07
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    PATERSON, John resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-01
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    HOLMES, Tracy resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    FREELAND, Sandra resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-02
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    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    FREELAND, Sandra appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    PATERSON, John appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-24
    ➖
    SMITH, Thomas resigned
    director
  26. 2013-10-31
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    FREELAND, Alan Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    HOLMES, Tracy appointed
    director
  28. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon resigned
    director
  29. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    FREELAND, Sandra resigned
    director
  30. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 1998-02-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 1996-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1995-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLSIDE BUILDING & TIMBER SUPPLIES LIMITED
  34. 1995-09-07
    ➕
    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-09-07
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1995-09-07
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1995-09-07
    ➕
    FREELAND, Alexander Gordon appointed
    director
  38. 1995-09-07
    ➕
    FREELAND, Sandra appointed
    director
  39. 1995-09-07
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  40. 1995-09-07
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Gordon Freeland
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Patersonceased 30/09/2023· significant influence
  • Mr John Patersonceased 01/07/2016· significant influence

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

4d Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 6JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

FREELAND, Alan Gordon→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREELAND, Alexander Gordon→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 1995-09-07
Resigned
FREELAND, Alexander Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
FREELAND, Alexander Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
FREELAND, Sandra→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
FREELAND, Sandra→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
HOLMES, Tracy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2017-05-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-09-07 · resigned 1995-09-07
Resigned
PATERSON, John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
SMITH, Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2014-01-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/07/2025—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property16/02/199617/02/1998
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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27