BARD SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC738539 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-18
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-54.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £54,836
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
-£55k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-54.8k | £-91.2k |
| Current assets | £98.0k | £96.8k |
| Cash | £18.6k | £12.7k |
| Debtors | £5.1k | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £-54.8k | £-91.2k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BARD SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2022-07-18➕MACDONALD, Hugo Godfrey Evan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-07-18➕STEVENS, James Oliver appointeddirector
- 2022-07-18📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Oliver Stevens Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/07/2022 |
Mr Hugo Godfrey Evan Thomas Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
1 Customs Wharf
Edinburgh
EH6 6AL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACDONALD, Hugo Godfrey Evan Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEVENS, James Oliver→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-18