BELLSHELF (NINETY EIGHT) LIMITED

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SC396803 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£37.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,155

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£703k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£141k£281k£422k£562k£703kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£37.2k£37.2k
Current assets£702.6k£702.6k
Debtors£10£10
Net assets£37.2k£37.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-04-21
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  7. 2023-04-20
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  8. 2023-04-20
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  9. 2023-04-20
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  10. 2023-04-20
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  11. 2023-04-20
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  12. 2023-04-19
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  13. 2023-04-18
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    STIRLING, James Spalding resigned
    director
  14. 2022-12-15
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  15. 2022-09-29
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  16. 2022-05-04
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  17. 2022-05-04
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  18. 2022-05-04
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  19. 2022-05-04
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  20. 2022-05-04
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  21. 2021-09-28
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  22. 2019-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2018-12-14
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    INGLIS, Douglas Allan resigned
    director
  24. 2011-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLSHELF (NINETY EIGHT) LIMITED
  25. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    MCGOULDRICK, Jacqueline Marshall appointed
    director
  26. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    INGLIS, Douglas Allan appointed
    director
  27. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    STIRLING, James Spalding appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

Tele Taxis Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tele Taxis Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BELLSHELF (NINETY EIGHT) LIMITED
This company · SC396803

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
Tele Taxis Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/03/2023
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gordon Mcgouldrickceased 18/04/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Jacqueline Marshall Mcgouldrickceased 18/04/2023· significant influence
  • Mrs Catherine Stirlingceased 18/04/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James Spalding Stirlingceased 18/04/2023· significant influence
  • Mrs Jennifer Inglisceased 28/02/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Douglas Allan Inglisceased 14/12/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCGOULDRICK, Jacqueline Marshall→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLIS, Douglas Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
STIRLING, James Spalding→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2023-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—30/04/2019—
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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19