BELL ROCK DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC248026 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2022-09-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2022-09-15
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    Charge satisfied #20
  7. 2022-09-15
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    Charge satisfied #18
  8. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #16
  11. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-03-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2021-03-24
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    Charge satisfied #11
  17. 2021-03-24
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    Charge satisfied #10
  18. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2019-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #9
  21. 2019-04-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2019-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #12
  23. 2019-04-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2019-04-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2019-03-20
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2018-01-31
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    Charge satisfied #14
  32. 2017-11-07
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    Charge satisfied #13
  33. 2017-10-28
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2017-10-27
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2016-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #7
  36. 2016-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  37. 2011-11-21
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  38. 2011-11-01
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    MILNE, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  39. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    OGSTON, Fraser Ralph appointed
    director
  40. 2011-11-01
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    OGSTON, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  41. 2011-11-01
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    OGSTON, Fraser Ralph resigned
    director
  42. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #8
  43. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #6
  44. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  45. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  46. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  47. 2011-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  48. 2008-04-16
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  49. 2007-07-31
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  50. 2007-06-25
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
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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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fraser Ralph Ogston
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/04/2017

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 West Acres
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9UD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MILNE, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OGSTON, Fraser Ralph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OGSTON, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-20 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
Resigned
MINTO FINNIE PARSONS TURNBULL→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2005-03-20
Resigned
OGSTON, Fraser Ralph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

20
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/201915/09/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/201915/09/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/201907/01/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—20/03/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property28/10/201707/11/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/10/201731/01/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property21/11/201118/04/2019
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property16/04/200824/03/2021
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property31/07/200724/03/2021
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property25/06/200726/04/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/06/200727/07/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/06/200728/01/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property13/10/200627/07/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property11/07/200627/07/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property06/05/200527/07/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property31/03/200528/01/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property12/03/200227/07/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property21/10/199427/07/2011
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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22