BESPOKE DRYWALL SYSTEMS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC720672 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-72.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23620
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £72,026
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£72k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-72.0k | — |
| Current assets | £31.1k | — |
| Net assets | £-72.0k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09➖SHAW, Anne resigneddirector
- 2022-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-07➕DONALDSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07➕JARDINE, Nicol appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07➕SHAW, Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE DRYWALL SYSTEMS LTD
- 2022-01-23➕STEEDMAN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-01-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicol Jardine Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2022 |
Mr Robert Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2022 |
Mr Richard Steedman Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Anne Shawceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2022-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23620 — SIC 23620
Registered office
Unit 5 Heron Square
Deans
Livingston
EH54 8QY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DONALDSON, Robert→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JARDINE, Nicol→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-07
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STEEDMAN, Richard→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-01-23
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SHAW, Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-07 · resigned 2023-10-09
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-12