KILCONQUHAR CASTLE ESTATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC054046 · ltd · incorporated 1973-09-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£2.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
13 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 46.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
162 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,040,843
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.6m
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.73M | £2.52M |
| Current assets | £2.68M | £2.95M |
| Cash | £1.64M | £1.48M |
| Debtors | £519.8k | £526.2k |
| Net assets | £2.04M | £1.67M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-06📄mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-12-31📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2015-12-31📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2015-12-21🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2015-12-11🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Cruden Investments Limited
- 2012-11-26🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-11-23🔒Charge registered #12Lender: James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, Earl of Lindsay
- 2011-12-15➕COLPI-VANCE, James appointeddirector
- 2011-02-18➖FAIRCLOUGH, Stuart Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-18➖MATTHEWS, Malcolm Robert Angus resigneddirector
- 2011-02-18🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited
- 2006-12-31➖ORR, Hazel resigneddirector
- 2005-12-12➖REID, Kevin David resigneddirector
- 2002-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2002-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2002-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2002-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2002-12-05🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-11-29🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-06-13➕ORR, Hazel appointeddirector
- 2002-01-24➖OGDEN, Malcolm David resigneddirector
- 2000-12-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited
- 2000-12-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-12-21➖ROWLEY, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2000-12-21🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited
- 2000-05-31➕VANCE, James appointeddirector
- 2000-05-31➕OGDEN, Malcolm David appointeddirector
- 2000-05-31➕REID, Kevin David appointeddirector
- 1999-10-31➖ENSTON, George Albert resigneddirector
- 1999-04-01➕FAIRCLOUGH, Stuart Thomas appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-01➖PETERS, Douglas resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-01➖PETERS, Douglas resigneddirector
- 1997-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1997-09-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Right Honourable James Randolph Lindsay-Bethune, Earl of Lindsay
- 1997-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1996-04-01➕PETERS, Douglas appointeddirector
- 1995-03-29➕PETERS, Douglas appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-29➖CAMPBELL ADAMSON, Hugh Alexander resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 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 · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Colpi-Vance Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Property · DD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK PROPERTIES DUNDEE LTD→ SC569111 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MNA (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC283813 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| MYLES INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC786754 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| NAVEED PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC528508 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| NETTIES GARRET LTD→ SC859593 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NICOLL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC493903 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| NN PROPERTY DUNDEE LTD→ SC838168 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| NOT PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC835958 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| NOVAH PROPERTIES LTD→ SC875158 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NXD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC832298 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| OGEE ESTATES LIMITED→ SC656424 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| OKHAI PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC857571 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Castlecroft Business Centre Tom Johnston Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
Angus
DD4 8XD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)
COLPI-VANCE, James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VANCE, James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2000-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAIRCLOUGH, Stuart Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2011-02-18
PETERS, Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1999-04-01
MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1990-11-15
CAMPBELL ADAMSON, Hugh Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1995-03-29
DOWNIE, John Ian→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-01-03
ENSTON, George Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1999-10-31
MATTHEWS, Malcolm Robert Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2011-02-18
MAXWELL, David→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1995-03-29
OGDEN, Malcolm David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2002-01-24
ORR, Hazel→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2006-12-31
PETERS, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-01
REID, Kevin David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2005-12-12
ROBERTSON, George Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1995-03-29
ROBERTSON, William Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1989-07-17 · resigned 1995-03-29
ROWLEY, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2000-12-21
SMITH, Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 1991-11-07
EARL OF LINDSAY→
Resignedcorporate-director · resigned 1990-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
13
Total charges
5
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cruden Investments Cruden Investments Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, Earl of Lindsay | Standard security | 1 property | 23/11/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Angus Marts (Holdings) Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/02/2011 | 21/12/2015 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/12/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/11/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Angus Marts (Holdings) Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 28/12/2000 | 06/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/12/2000 | 06/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | Angus Marts (Holdings) Angus Marts (Holdings) Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/12/2000 | 06/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | The Right Honourable James Randolph Lindsay-Bethune, Earl of Lindsay | Standard security | 1 property | 01/09/1997 | 17/11/1997 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/03/1986 | 06/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | Angus Marts (Properties) Angus Marts (Properties) LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 31/03/1980 | 12/12/1984 | |
| satisfied | Angus Marts (Properties) Angus Marts (Properties) LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/05/1979 | 07/08/1997 |
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Recent filings (162 total)
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2025-06-16
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2024-03-21
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2023-12-01
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2023-06-28
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mortgage · MR05
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2022-11-29
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2021-12-04
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2020-12-02
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2020-03-13
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2019-11-26
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