BLP 2004-57 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC266989 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-26
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-04-01
    ➖
    TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-05-03
    ➕
    LINDSAY, THE COUNTESS OF CRAWFORD, Nicola Ann, Right Honourable appointed
    director
  21. 2004-05-03
    ➕
    LINDSAY, THE EARL OF CRAWFORD, Anthony Robert, The Honourable appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-03
    ➖
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-05-03
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-05-03
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-05-03
    ➖
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLP 2004-57 LIMITED
  27. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Turcan Connell (Trustees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Turcan Connell (Trustees) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BLP 2004-57 LIMITED
This company · SC266989

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
Turcan Connell (Trustees) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
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: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINDSAY, THE COUNTESS OF CRAWFORD, Nicola Ann, Right Honourable→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINDSAY, THE EARL OF CRAWFORD, Anthony Robert, The Honourable →
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-05-03
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-03 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-05-03
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04