BEFO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC679806 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2023-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BEFO LTD
- 2020-11-04➕OKEGBEMIRO, Olubunmi Adebanke, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕OKEGBEMIRO, Oluwafemi Oluwole appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr Oluwafemi Oluwole Okegbemiro Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/11/2020 |
Dr Olubunmi Adebanke Okegbemiro Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/11/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
6 Braid Avenue
Motherwell
ML1 5ET
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
OKEGBEMIRO, Olubunmi Adebanke, Dr→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OKEGBEMIRO, Oluwafemi Oluwole→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-04