BLS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC615552 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-02➖SMITH, Graham David resigneddirector
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24➕STEVENSON, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2021-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31➕SMITH, Graham David appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31➖SNEDDON, George Young resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2018-12-06➕WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-12-06➕BUCHANAN, Anthony Gerard appointeddirector
- 2018-12-06➕SNEDDON, George Young appointeddirector
- 2018-12-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
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 62. 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.)
Group structure
Business Loans Scotland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Business Loans Scotland
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BLS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC615552
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Business Loans Scotland Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/12/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
London Road Centre
London Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHANAN, Anthony Gerard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-06
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STEVENSON, Pamela→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-02-24
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SMITH, Graham David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2022-12-02
SNEDDON, George Young→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-12-06 · resigned 2020-03-31
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-31