BELLISSIMO SCOTLAND LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC696930 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-26
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-07-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-07-19
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2022-07-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLISSIMO SCOTLAND LTD
  13. 2021-04-26
    ➕
    MCCORMICK, John William appointed
    director
  14. 2021-04-26
    ➕
    MCCORMICK, Pauline Isabella appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Mccormick
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/04/2021
Mrs Pauline Isabella Mccormick
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

24 Speirs Wharf
Glasgow
G4 9TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCCORMICK, John William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-26
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Active
MCCORMICK, Pauline Isabella→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-04-26
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-12