BANDMAZE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC207599 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-31
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
82 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-18➕WASILEWSKA, Agnieszka appointeddirector
- 2025-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-24➖MCHARDY, Alastair Martin resigneddirector
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-15➖MCHARDY, Alexander Harper resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-15➖MCHARDY, Alexander Harper resigneddirector
- 2007-09-30➕MCHARDY, Alastair Martin appointeddirector
- 2007-09-30➕MCHARDY, Alexander Harper appointeddirector
- 2002-10-30➖PEAT, Roderick Anthony resigneddirector
- 2002-09-13➕MCHARDY, Iain Andrew appointeddirector
- 2002-09-13➕MCHARDY, Alexander Harper appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-26➖PEAT, Helen Munro resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-16➕PEAT, Helen Munro appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-16➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-16➕PEAT, Roderick Anthony appointeddirector
- 2000-06-16➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BANDMAZE LIMITED
- 2000-05-31➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-31➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Iain Andrew Mchardy Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 16/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
10 Peters Lane
Broxburn
EH52 5FL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MCHARDY, Iain Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WASILEWSKA, Agnieszka→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCHARDY, Alexander Harper→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2013-02-15
PEAT, Helen Munro→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2002-08-26
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-06-16
MCHARDY, Alastair Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-30 · resigned 2025-10-24
MCHARDY, Alexander Harper→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2007-09-30 · resigned 2013-02-15
PEAT, Roderick Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2002-10-30
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-06-16
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Recent filings (82 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-13