BOLNEY GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC251080 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£274.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £274,031
Net assets shrinking
Down £965 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£274k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£393k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£82k£164k£247k£329k£411kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£274.0k£275.0k
Current assets£392.6k£410.9k
Net assets£274.0k£275.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-04-03
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  4. 2024-02-14
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  5. 2023-02-27
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  6. 2022-02-27
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  7. 2021-02-26
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  8. 2020-02-05
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  9. 2019-02-23
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  10. 2018-02-27
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  11. 2017-02-23
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  12. 2016-11-22
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  13. 2016-11-22
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2016-11-03
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    capital · SH06
  15. 2016-09-16
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    capital · SH06
  16. 2016-09-16
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    capital · SH03
  17. 2015-02-02
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    TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-02-02
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    TOWNSEND, Ian Trye resigned
    director
  19. 2015-02-02
    ➖
    TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2015-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2014-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2014-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2010-08-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2010-08-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2004-01-12
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    TOWNSEND, John Tyre resigned
    director
  27. 2004-01-12
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    TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 2003-07-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 2003-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BOLNEY GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LIMITED
  31. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    STRUTT, Lisa Colette appointed
    director
  32. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    STRUTT, Mark Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Ian Trye appointed
    director
  35. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, John Tyre appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Colette Strutt
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/09/2016
Mr Mark Peter Strutt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2003-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STRUTT, Lisa Colette→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRUTT, Mark Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Ian Trye→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned
TOWNSEND, John Tyre→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Vivien Jane→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/08/201002/02/2015
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property04/08/201002/02/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge2 properties16/07/200309/12/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge3 properties16/07/200309/12/2014

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