BRIDGEMUIR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC211330 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-25

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
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CANFIELD, Richard James appointed
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-03
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LAWSON, Carol Jean resigned
secretary
2019-05-03
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LAWSON, Carol Jean resigned
director
2019-05-03
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LAWSON, Iain James Andrew resigned
director
2019-01-25
➕
MCHUGH, Anthony appointed
director
2019-01-25
➕
MCHUGH, Rory Michael appointed
director
2014-01-28
➕
LAWSON, Carol Jean appointed
secretary
2014-01-28
➕
LAWSON, Carol Jean appointed
director
2014-01-10
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LAWSON, Margaret resigned
secretary
2013-12-10
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LAWSON, Margaret resigned
director
2005-06-27
➖
FLEMING, Murray Steven resigned
director
2005-03-21
➕
LAWSON, Margaret appointed
secretary
2005-03-21
➖
NISBETT, Gail Ida resigned
secretary
2005-03-21
➕
LAWSON, Iain James Andrew appointed
director
2005-03-21
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LAWSON, Margaret appointed
director
2005-03-21
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NISBETT, Gail Ida resigned
director
2001-02-16
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NIKOLAI, Sandra Ann resigned
director
2000-09-28
➕
NISBETT, Gail Ida appointed
secretary
2000-09-28
➖
BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-28
➕
FLEMING, Murray Steven appointed
director
2000-09-28
➕
NIKOLAI, Sandra Ann appointed
director
2000-09-28
➕
NISBETT, Gail Ida appointed
director
2000-09-28
➖
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-09-25
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Company incorporated
As BRIDGEMUIR LIMITED
2000-09-25
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-25
➕
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rory Michael Mchugh Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/05/2019
Anthony Mchugh Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/05/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Carol Jean Lawsonceased 03/05/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr Iain James Andrew Lawsonceased 03/05/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2000-09-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

69 Clermiston Place

Edinburgh

EH4 7DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-23

Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

CANFIELD, Richard James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2026-03-11

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Active

MCHUGH, Anthony→

director · ~70y · appointed 2019-01-25

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Active

MCHUGH, Rory Michael→

director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-25

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Active

LAWSON, Carol Jean→

secretary · appointed 2014-01-28 · resigned 2019-05-03

Resigned

LAWSON, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2014-01-10

Resigned

NISBETT, Gail Ida→

secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-03-21

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-25 · resigned 2000-09-28

Resigned

FLEMING, Murray Steven→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-06-27

Resigned

LAWSON, Carol Jean→

director · ~79y · appointed 2014-01-28 · resigned 2019-05-03

Resigned

LAWSON, Iain James Andrew→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2019-05-03

Resigned

LAWSON, Margaret→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2013-12-10

Resigned

NIKOLAI, Sandra Ann→

director · ~80y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2001-02-16

Resigned

NISBETT, Gail Ida→

director · ~55y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-03-21

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-25 · resigned 2000-09-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-23