BEP PAISLEY LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC634030 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-21
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-30.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,315

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£30k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£-17.1k
Current assets£22.1k
Cash£3.6k
Debtors£16.7k
Net assets£-30.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-01
    MCCAW, Gary resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-05-03
    DOOLAN, Gayle appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-05-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-06
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2020-04-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEP PAISLEY LTD
  18. 2019-06-21
    MCCAW, Gary appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Gayle Doolan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares01/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Mccawceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2019-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

71 Kilbowie Road
Clydebank
G81 1BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOOLAN, Gayle
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-05-03
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Active
MCCAW, Gary
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-06-21 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20