BMC PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC424877 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£384.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £384,378

Cash draining

Cash down 57% YoY

Cash YoY

-57%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£37k

↓ 57% YoY

Net Worth

£384k

↑ 6.5% YoY

Current Assets

£37k

↓ 58% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£384.4k	£360.9k
Current assets	£37.1k	£89.3k
Cash	£37.1k	£85.4k
Debtors	—	£3.9k
Net assets	£384.4k	£360.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-01-08
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officers · CH01
2025-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
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address · AD01
2024-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts · AA
2021-03-03
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accounts · AA
2020-02-12
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2019-02-22
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accounts · AA
2018-02-23
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accounts · AA
2017-01-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-30
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2016-02-02
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accounts · AA
2015-06-04
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annual-return · AR01
2014-01-10
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FUZZY INVESTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2012-05-25
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Company incorporated
As BMC PROPERTIES LIMITED
2012-05-25
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BEATTIE, John appointed
director
2012-05-25
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MACDONALD, Alasdair appointed
director
2012-05-25
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FUZZY INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alasdair Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mr John Beattie Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-05-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Exchange Street

Aberdeen

AB11 6PH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-04

Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BEATTIE, John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-25

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Active

MACDONALD, Alasdair→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-25

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Active

FUZZY INVESTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2012-05-25 · resigned 2014-01-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-21