HANTAPARA PROPERTY COMPANY LTD. (THE)

🌳Matureactive
SC035702 · ltd · incorporated 1960-10-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 50.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 50.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 50.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
109 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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

3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-12
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  3. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
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    MERRY, Joan Stephen resigned
    director
  8. 2020-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2018-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #8
  17. 2018-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #7
  18. 2018-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #6
  19. 2018-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2018-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2017-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2017-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-05-16
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    MERRY, Fraser Stephen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-05-16
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    MERRY, James Iain resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-05-16
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    MERRY, James Iain resigned
    director
  26. 2007-08-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 2003-02-07
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2001-01-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 2000-10-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 1998-12-31
    ➕
    MERRY, Fraser Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 1998-12-31
    ➕
    MERRY, Scott Iain appointed
    director
  32. 1998-09-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1996-11-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  34. 1993-03-30
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    MERRY, James Iain appointed
    secretary
  35. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    SIBBALD, John Greig resigned
    secretary
  36. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    SIBBALD, Elizabeth Taylor resigned
    director
  37. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    SIBBALD, John Greig resigned
    director
  38. 1986-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  39. 1985-01-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  40. 1976-05-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  41. 1960-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HANTAPARA PROPERTY COMPANY LTD. (THE)

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Hilvoak Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HANTAPARA PROPERTY COMPANY LTD. (THE)
This company · SC035702

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
Hilvoak 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

25 Albany Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MERRY, Fraser Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRY, Fraser Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRY, Scott Iain→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRY, James Iain→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 2016-05-16
Resigned
SIBBALD, John Greig→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned
MERRY, James Iain→
director · ~84y · resigned 2016-05-16
Resigned
MERRY, Joan Stephen→
director · ~85y · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned
SIBBALD, Elizabeth Taylor→
director · ~105y · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned
SIBBALD, John Greig→
director · ~104y · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property07/02/200329/03/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property08/01/200129/03/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property20/10/200029/03/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property15/09/199829/03/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property01/11/199608/08/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/01/198527/06/1986
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property18/05/197629/03/2018

Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20