BMJ ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC255758 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-10
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 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
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-15
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    SASAN, Babak resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-02-01
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    SASAN, Babak appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-06-04
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    DEB, Rajib Kumar resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-16
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    GRIER, George Scott resigned
    director
  16. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-01-29
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    STUART, Graham resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-31
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    LEACH, Duncan George, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    DEB, Rajib Kumar appointed
    director
  24. 2012-09-09
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    MCCONNELL, Brian George resigned
    director
  26. 2010-03-01
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    MCCONNELL, Brian George appointed
    director
  27. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    BENN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  28. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    SCOTT, Sonia Mary appointed
    director
  29. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    GRIER, George Scott appointed
    director
  30. 2009-07-15
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Malcolm resigned
    director
  31. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    STUART, Graham appointed
    director
  32. 2009-07-14
    ➖
    BASSY, Ian resigned
    director
  33. 2003-11-17
    ➕
    BASSY, Ian appointed
    director
  34. 2003-11-17
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Malcolm appointed
    director
  35. 2003-11-17
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BMJ ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  37. 2003-09-10
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-09-10
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BMJ ARCHITECTS LIMITED
This company · SC255758

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Hub
70 Pacific Quay
Glasgow
G51 1DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BENN, Nicholas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEACH, Duncan George, Mr.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Sonia Mary→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-10 · resigned 2012-09-09
Resigned
BASSY, Ian→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2009-07-14
Resigned
DEB, Rajib Kumar→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-04
Resigned
GRIER, George Scott→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2019-12-16
Resigned
MCCONNELL, Brian George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
MCLEAN, Malcolm→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2009-07-15
Resigned
SASAN, Babak→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-05-15
Resigned
STUART, Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-10 · resigned 2003-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15