BELL & BELL RECORDS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC563982 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-944
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
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
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £944
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£944
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-944 | £-785 |
| Current assets | £12.4k | £12.4k |
| Net assets | £-944 | £-785 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-07-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-07-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BELL & BELL RECORDS LTD
- 2017-04-21➕BELL, Ali appointeddirector
- 2017-04-21➕BORLAND, Denise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Denise Borland Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/04/2017 |
Mrs Ali Bell Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
40/42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04
Last: 2025-04-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BORLAND, Denise→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-21
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-08-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05