BELL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC513629 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-08-19
    ➖
    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2017-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-03-28
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2016-12-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2016-09-13
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    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BELL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 2015-08-21
    ➕
    BELL, Alan John Kirk appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-21
    ➕
    BELL, Sarah Anne-Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan John Kirk Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Anne-Louise Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

11 Dudhope Terrace
Dundee
DD3 6TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BELL, Alan John Kirk→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-08-21
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Active
BELL, Sarah Anne-Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-13 · resigned 2017-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02