BCC SCOTLAND LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 accounts
- • 3 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BCC SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2024-04-22➕HERD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22➕HERD, Willem appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HERD, Willem (same surname) appointed 2024-04-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Herd Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/04/2024 |
Mr Willem Herd Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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