NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC020708 · ltd · incorporated 1938-11-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 39.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
31 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-20
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    BEEFORTH, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-07-20
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    SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-07-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  20. 2013-02-06
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    ROBSON, Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-29
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    GUTHRIE, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-29
    ➖
    JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-07-29
    ➖
    BALL, Kenneth Francis resigned
    director
  26. 2003-07-29
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    JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
    director
  27. 1999-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 1990-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 1988-05-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1987-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1938-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 87 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

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Broadland Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC020708

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
Broadland Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated1938-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

BEEFORTH, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-20
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Active
GUTHRIE, John→
director · ~90y
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Active
GUTHRIE, Peter John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
GUTHRIE, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
ROBSON, Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-06
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Active
JOHNSON, James Martin→
secretary · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
SWIERS, Barry Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
BALL, Kenneth Francis→
director · ~85y · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
JOHNSON, James Martin→
director · ~84y · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Bond & floating charge1 property12/02/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property20/05/198819/09/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/06/198707/07/1999
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Recent filings (119 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15