STRATHDEN LIMITED

📈Growthactive
NI626346 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.6y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £213,846

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£213.8k£28.9k
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-28
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-05-02
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    HOUSTON, Peter Samuel appointed
    director
  11. 2018-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-10
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-10-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited
  17. 2016-10-20
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-09-19
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    PRENTICE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2016-08-10
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    HOUSTON, Joanne Elaine appointed
    director
  20. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    FITCH, Michael Craig resigned
    director
  21. 2016-08-10
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    PRENTICE, David appointed
    director
  22. 2014-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATHDEN LIMITED
  23. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    FITCH, Michael Craig appointed
    director
  24. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    HANNA, John appointed
    director
  25. 2014-08-28
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    HANNA, John resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Wifco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wifco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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STRATHDEN LIMITED
This company · NI626346

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wifco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/08/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Suite 2.06, Custom House Custom House Square
Belfast
BT1 3ET
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HOUSTON, Joanne Elaine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Peter Samuel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITCH, Michael Craig→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
HANNA, John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2014-08-28
Resigned
PRENTICE, David→
director · ~86y · appointed 2016-08-10 · resigned 2016-09-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bmw Financial Services (GB)
Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited
A registered charge1 property21/10/2016—
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-02