D & D BELL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC304666 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£16.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,973
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,354 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.0k | £43.9k |
| Current assets | £34.0k | £77.9k |
| Cash | £16.9k | £53.9k |
| Debtors | £12.6k | £19.8k |
| Net assets | £16.0k | £41.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-23➕PRAUSE, Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-05-23➖BELL, Doreen Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs D & D BELL LIMITED
- 2006-06-28➕BELL, William Douglas appointeddirector
- 2006-06-28➕BELL, Doreen Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-28➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-28➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-28➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-06-28➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-06-28➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-06-28➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Prause Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 23/05/2025 |
Mr William Douglas Bell Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Doreen Elizabeth Bellceased 23/05/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 1 Croft Estate
Longcroft
Bonnybridge
FK4 1QP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BELL, William Douglas→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRAUSE, Mark→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Doreen Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2025-05-23
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2006-06-28
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2006-06-28
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2006-06-28
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-25