ERSKINE PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC071067 · ltd · incorporated 1980-04-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
122 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,010
Net assets shrinking
Down £45 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£211£422£633£844£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.0k£1.1k
Net assets£1.0k£1.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-02
    ➕
    SHAW, Emma Lucy Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-11-10
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    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing resigned
    director
  8. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-04
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2002-02-11
    ➕
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2002-02-11
    ➖
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    SHAW, George Murdoch Peter appointed
    director
  22. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing appointed
    director
  23. 1999-07-02
    ➖
    SHAW, George Macpherson resigned
    director
  24. 1998-06-08
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert resigned
    secretary
  26. 1994-03-10
    ➖
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert resigned
    director
  27. 1994-03-10
    ➖
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing resigned
    director
  28. 1991-02-28
    ➕
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert appointed
    director
  29. 1990-07-13
    ➖
    RANKEN & REID SSC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1980-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ERSKINE PROPERTIES LIMITED

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

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Emma Lucy Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, George Murdoch Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert→
secretary · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-08 · resigned 2002-02-11
Resigned
RANKEN & REID SSC→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1990-07-13
Resigned
MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-02-28 · resigned 1994-03-10
Resigned
SHAW, George Macpherson→
director · ~94y · resigned 1999-07-02
Resigned
SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2024-11-10
Resigned
SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing→
director · ~88y · resigned 1994-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29