BRIDGECREST PROPERTIES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC285628 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-05
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    LITTLE, Robina resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2005-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGECREST PROPERTIES LTD.
  20. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Gillian Astrella appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    LITTLE, Robina appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-06-01
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-06-01
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Thomas Little
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Ms Gillian Astrella Crawford
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Robina Reid Dickson Littleceased 05/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

John Lynch C.A. Torridon House Torridon Lane Off Grampian Road
Rosyth
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 2EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Gillian Astrella→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLE, Robina→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2025-02-05
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-23