B C B S R DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC448024 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-19

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	0

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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DUNCAN, Sophie appointed
director
2025-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16
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address · AD01
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-24
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accounts · AA
2017-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-04-19
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Company incorporated
As B C B S R DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2013-04-19
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DUNCAN, Brian James appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNCAN, Sophie (same surname) appointed 2025-01-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian James Duncan Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-19

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

18 North Street

Glenrothes

KY7 5NA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNCAN, Brian James→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-19

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DUNCAN, Sophie→

director · ~33y · appointed 2025-01-07

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-07

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

address · AD01

2024-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-26

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

officers · CH01

2021-06-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-01-27