BEL - AM HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC563777 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-16
    ➕
    JAMES, Nigel John Ellison appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BEL - AM HOLDINGS LIMITED
  14. 2017-04-20
    ➕
    JAMES, Philip Howard appointed
    director
  15. 2017-04-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JAMES, Nigel John Ellison (same surname) appointed 2025-06-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Philip Howard James
Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting20/04/2017
Mr Nigel John Ellison James
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest18/06/2025

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Millbank
Ascog
Isle Of Bute
PA20 9ET
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Nigel John Ellison→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Active
JAMES, Philip Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-04-20
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28