BALMORAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC169975 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-29➕MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointeddirector
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-12-31➕MAIN, William Edwards appointeddirector
- 2002-12-31➖BYTH, Robert William resigneddirector
- 1997-02-20➕LOWDEN, Julie Thain appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-20➕MILNE, James Smith appointeddirector
- 1997-02-20➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-20➕BYTH, Robert William appointeddirector
- 1997-02-20➖DURANO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BALMORAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1996-11-19➕LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-19➕DURANO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir James Smith Milne Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 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
Incorporated1996-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Balmoral Park
Loirston
Aberdeen
AB12 3GY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
LOWDEN, Julie Thain→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAIN, William Edwards→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-12-31
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MILNE, James Smith→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 1997-02-20
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MITCHELL, Paul Watt→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-19 · resigned 1997-02-20
BYTH, Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1997-02-20 · resigned 2002-12-31
DURANO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-19 · resigned 1997-02-20
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Recent filings (74 total)
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2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-01-14
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2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-01-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
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officers · AP01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-01-13
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2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2019-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12