BBM 1 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC622651 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-27
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-01-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-01-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BBM 1 LIMITED
- 2019-02-27➕RANKINE, Neil appointeddirector
- 2019-02-27➕ABW CONSULTANTS LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2019-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Rankine Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/02/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dgn Partnershipceased 27/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
1a Manse Road
Inverkeithing
Fife
KY11 1AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RANKINE, Neil→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-02-27
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ABW CONSULTANTS LTD.→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2019-02-27
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-01-18