BELHAVEN BOARDING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC777544 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-31
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,532
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,534 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 776700% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 441050% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£16k-£11k-£6k-£919£4k£9kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-15.5k£2
Current assets£8.8k£2
Cash£8.8k
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£-15.5k£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELHAVEN BOARDING LTD
  5. 2023-07-31
    MCLEAN, Nicola appointed
    director
  6. 2023-07-31
    RHODES, Bruce appointed
    director
  7. 2023-07-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Miss Nicola Mclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1996 · age 30
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/07/2023
Mr Bruce Rhodes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Belhaven Hill Road
Netherburn
Larkhall
ML9 3DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCLEAN, Nicola
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active
RHODES, Bruce
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-31