STRATHEARN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC071659 · ltd · incorporated 1980-05-29
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 42.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£695.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
101 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £695,339
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£695k
Current Assets
£369k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £695.3k | — |
| Current assets | £368.6k | — |
| Net assets | £695.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-05-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-05-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-05-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-05-20🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-05-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-05-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-17➕ROSS, Darren Thomas appointeddirector
- 2004-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2003-05-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2002-05-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1999-04-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1984-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scottish Development Agency
- 1983-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1980-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs STRATHEARN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Ross Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lorna Williamina Ross Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Glenruthven Mill
Abbey Rd
Auchterarder
PH3 1DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ROSS, Darren Thomas→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-12-17
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/2003 | 20/05/2017 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2002 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 23/04/1999 | 11/02/2004 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Development Agency | Standard security | 1 property | 17/01/1984 | 20/05/2017 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/10/1983 | 20/05/2017 |
Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18