BENTLEYS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC212699 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-07
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WALKER, Alan resigned
director
2019-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-05-19
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MONTGOMERY, Grant appointed
director
2016-03-06
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ANDERSON, Robert appointed
secretary
2016-03-06
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BODIE, Gordon resigned
secretary
2016-03-06
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BODIE, Gordon resigned
director
2013-10-31
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-09-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-12-31
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LIVIE, John Mcqueen resigned
director
2005-04-01
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ANDERSON, Robert appointed
director
2003-08-28
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BODIE, Gordon appointed
secretary
2003-08-28
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FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May resigned
secretary
2001-01-08
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FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May appointed
secretary
2001-01-08
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MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2000-11-30
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MCVEIGH, Colin Gary appointed
director
2000-11-30
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BODIE, Gordon appointed
director
2000-11-30
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
nominee-director
2000-11-30
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LIVIE, John Mcqueen appointed
director
2000-11-30
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WALKER, Alan appointed
director
2000-11-09
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Company incorporated
As BENTLEYS HOLDINGS LIMITED
2000-11-09
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MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-09
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Gary Mcveigh Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	09/11/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan John Walkerceased 07/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Colin Gary Mcveighceased 16/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Alan Walkerceased 16/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2000-11-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Balgray Works

Balgray Place

Dundee

Angus

DD3 8SH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

ANDERSON, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-06

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Active

ANDERSON, Robert→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-04-01

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Active

MCVEIGH, Colin Gary→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-11-30

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Active

MONTGOMERY, Grant→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODIE, Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2016-03-06

Resigned

FERGUSON, Eileen Margaret May→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-08 · resigned 2003-08-28

Resigned

MESSRS THORNTONS WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-09 · resigned 2001-01-08

Resigned

BODIE, Gordon→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2016-03-06

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→

nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-09 · resigned 2000-11-30

Resigned

LIVIE, John Mcqueen→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2009-12-31

Resigned

WALKER, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2020-09-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/09/2013	—
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	01/12/2000	31/10/2013

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Recent filings (98 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-20

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2020-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-09