MATSON PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC073073 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-11
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 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 34.2y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-08-07
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    MILLER, David Pairman appointed
    director
  17. 2007-09-27
    ➕
    MILLER, Colin Lindsay appointed
    director
  18. 2004-01-18
    ➖
    MILLER, Richard Tweedie resigned
    director
  19. 1999-11-27
    ➖
    MILLER, Sarah Wilson Pairman resigned
    director
  20. 1992-03-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Robert Pairman Miller S.S.C.
  21. 1980-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As MATSON PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Pairman Miller
Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/04/2025
Mr David Pairman Miller
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Pairman Millerceased 18/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1980-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Glenorchy House
Union Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last made up to: 2024-11-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MCLEISH, Alexander Mclean→
secretary
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Active
MILLER, Colin Lindsay→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-27
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Active
MILLER, David Pairman→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-07
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Active
MILLER, Robert Pairman→
director · ~82y
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Active
MILLER, Richard Tweedie→
director · ~111y · resigned 2004-01-18
Resigned
MILLER, Sarah Wilson Pairman→
director · ~119y · resigned 1999-11-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Robert Pairman Miller S.S.C.
Standard security1 property17/03/1992—
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Recent filings (102 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26