BALMORAL COMPOSITES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC234546 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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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 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-29
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-08
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    HAMILTON, James resigned
    director
  8. 2022-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2010-11-18
    ➕
    HAMILTON, James appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-28
    ➖
    MCALPINE, Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2003-02-10
    ➖
    ORAM, Robert, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    BYTH, Robert William resigned
    director
  23. 2002-10-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    MAIN, William Edwards appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    MAIN, William Edwards appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    MILNE, James Smith appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    BYTH, Robert William appointed
    director
  29. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    MCALPINE, Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    ORAM, Robert, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALMORAL COMPOSITES LIMITED
  33. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 24 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 candidate

Strong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Smith Milne
Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-25
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: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MAIN, William Edwards→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
MAIN, William Edwards→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
MILNE, James Smith→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
MITCHELL, Paul Watt→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-29
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Active
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
BYTH, Robert William→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
HAMILTON, James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-11-18 · resigned 2022-06-08
Resigned
MCALPINE, Robert→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-28
Resigned
ORAM, Robert, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-10
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property17/10/200214/06/2011

Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-11