M.B. PROPERTY COMPANY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC077601 · ltd · incorporated 1982-02-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 44.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 44.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
101 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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  2. 2025-09-03
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  3. 2025-09-02
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  4. 2025-02-07
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  5. 2024-06-17
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  6. 2024-01-18
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  7. 2023-03-02
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  8. 2021-12-31
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  9. 2021-03-17
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  10. 2020-06-21
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-06-21
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-06-20
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    MACKIE, Ishbel Mary resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-06-20
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    MACKIE, Ishbel Mary resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2018-12-14
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  16. 2017-12-20
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  17. 2017-01-31
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  18. 2016-09-05
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    BAGLEY, Shona Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2012-06-11
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    HANDS, Katrina Alison, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-11
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    MACKIE, Richard Henry James resigned
    director
  21. 1990-09-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 1982-02-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Alec William Blackwell and Another
  23. 1982-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As M.B. PROPERTY COMPANY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
Dr Katrina Alison Hands
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2016
Mrs Shona Anne Bagley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ishbel Mackieceased 31/03/2023· 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
Incorporated1982-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Coach House
Finavon
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAGLEY, Shona Anne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANDS, Katrina Alison, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKIE, Ishbel Mary→
secretary · resigned 2020-06-20
Resigned
MACKIE, Ishbel Mary→
director · ~90y · resigned 2020-06-20
Resigned
MACKIE, Richard Henry James→
director · ~96y · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Alec William Blackwell and Another
Debenture1 property20/02/198207/09/1990

Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17