BNW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC209084 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£54.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,338
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,091 YoY
Cash YoY
+253%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↑ 253% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£56.6k£72.2k
Current assets£74.2k£79.6k
Cash£49.5k£14.0k
Debtors£20.2k£60.8k
Net assets£54.3k£69.4k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-14
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Amanda appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-07
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    IRONSIDE, Alexander Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-13
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  18. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Neil appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Neil appointed
    director
  20. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    IRONSIDE, Alexander Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BNW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CHRISTIE, Amanda (same surname) appointed 2023-07-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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.
  • 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
Mrs Amanda Christie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/07/2023
Mr Neil Christie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander Robert Ironsideceased 07/07/2023· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

107 Shore Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9BR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CHRISTIE, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-25
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Active
CHRISTIE, Amanda→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTIE, Neil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned
IRONSIDE, Alexander Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2023-07-07
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02