BLP 2004-54 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC266986 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-26

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
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gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-26
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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accounts · AA
2021-02-17
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accounts · AA
2019-10-10
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accounts · AA
2019-01-23
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accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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officers · CH01
2018-09-26
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address · AD01
2018-01-26
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accounts · AA
2017-11-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2017-11-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-11-24
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officers · AP01
2017-11-24
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officers · TM01
2017-07-05
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HAMILTON, EARL OF HADDINGTON, John George Baillie, The Right Honourable resigned
director
2016-07-05
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BAILLIE-HAMILTON, George Edmund Baldred, The Right Honourable appointed
director
2012-04-01
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TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-04-01
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TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-30
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BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-30
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TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-04-30
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HAMILTON, EARL OF HADDINGTON, John George Baillie, The Right Honourable appointed
director
2004-04-30
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BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-30
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BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-26
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Company incorporated
As BLP 2004-54 LIMITED
2004-04-26
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BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-26
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BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2004-04-26
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BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
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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

55/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Tc Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tc Trustees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BLP 2004-54 LIMITED

This company · SC266986

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Tc Trustees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/11/2017

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

Incorporated2004-04-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

C/O Turcan Connell Fifth Floor, Princes Exchange

1 Earl Grey Street

Edinburgh

EH3 9EE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-10

Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-01

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Active

BAILLIE-HAMILTON, George Edmund Baldred, The Right Honourable→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-05

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Active

BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-04-30

Resigned

TURCAN CONNELL WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2012-04-01

Resigned

HAMILTON, EARL OF HADDINGTON, John George Baillie, The Right Honourable→

director · ~85y · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2017-07-05

Resigned

BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-04-30

Resigned

BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-04-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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gazette · DISS40

2026-04-01

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gazette · GAZ1

2026-03-31