BISHOPSTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC287866 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-30
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    officers · AP04
  9. 2020-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-22
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  12. 2019-05-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2019-05-16
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-05-16
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    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2016-04-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2015-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2015-09-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2012-02-16
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2010-03-26
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    GEDDIE, James William appointed
    director
  24. 2008-12-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  25. 2008-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2008-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2008-05-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  28. 2008-02-01
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    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2008-02-01
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    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-04-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  31. 2007-04-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  32. 2007-04-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  33. 2005-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHOPSTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  34. 2005-07-25
    ➕
    GEDDIE, Angela Carroll appointed
    director
  35. 2005-07-25
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2005-07-25
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2005-07-25
    ➕
    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2005-07-25
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2005-07-25
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 63. 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 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

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 Angela Carroll Geddie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr James William Geddie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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
Incorporated2005-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Suite 2, Level 1, Seabrokers House Prospect Road
Arnhall Business Park
Westhill
AB32 6FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BLACKADDERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEDDIE, Angela Carroll→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEDDIE, James William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2005-07-25
Resigned
PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2005-07-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/09/2015—
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property24/12/200816/02/2012
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property19/05/200827/04/2016
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property24/04/200720/12/2008
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property24/04/200720/12/2008
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property13/04/200702/10/2015
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-30