STRANGFORD LOUGH PROPERTIES LIMITED

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NI614861 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,754

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£47k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£632k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£126k£253k£379k£505k£632kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£46.8k£39.0k
Current assets£631.7k£570.8k
Net assets£46.8k£39.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2012-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As STRANGFORD LOUGH PROPERTIES LIMITED
  18. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    COLLINS, Adrian Adam appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    MURPHY, Thomas Ennis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Thomas Ennis Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Adrian Adam Collins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

1 Catherine Street
Killyleagh
Downpatrick
County Down
BT30 9QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COLLINS, Adrian Adam→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Active
MURPHY, Thomas Ennis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03