BEATTIE HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.35M | £8.64M |
| Current assets | £7.17M | £7.93M |
| Cash | £3.60M | £3.22M |
| Debtors | £3.57M | £4.71M |
| Net assets | £8.21M | £8.50M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BEATTIE HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2013-02-04➕BEATTIE, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEATTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Balquhatstone Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Scott Investments (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Brown Investments (Scotland) Limitedceased 24/12/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2018 | — |