APR PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC023267 · ltd · incorporated 1945-05-01
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 55.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 55.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 55.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
103 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-11-28
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  7. 2022-03-30
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-01
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    ROBERTSON, Alan Peattie resigned
    director
  10. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-09
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-09-01
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    DAVIDSON ROBERTSON, Fiona appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-11
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  15. 2018-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-10
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  17. 2018-03-07
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-01-31
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    ROBERTSON, Adda resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-02-26
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander Andreas appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2006-07-07
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    FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-07-07
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    ROBERTSON, Adda appointed
    secretary
  23. 1993-11-23
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    ROBERTSON, Scott Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 1993-03-01
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    OR ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Jane Head Peattie resigned
    director
  25. 1971-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Trustees of the Harrower Trust 1. William P. Harrower 2. David Carse per Messrs Dan Mckay &
  26. 1945-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As APR PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 81 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Alexander Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Peattie Robertsonceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1945-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Birkwood Camp Road
Symington
Biggar
ML12 6LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIDSON ROBERTSON, Fiona→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Alexander Andreas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-02-26
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Active
ROBERTSON, Scott Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks→
secretary · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Adda→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
OR ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Jane Head Peattie→
director · ~120y · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alan Peattie→
director · ~90y · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/04/2008—
outstanding
The Trustees of the Harrower Trust 1. William P. Harrower 2. David Carse per Messrs Dan Mckay &
Standard security1 property12/02/1971—
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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28