TIMENOW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC081815 · ltd · incorporated 1983-02-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£263.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 29.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
118 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
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £263,063
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£263k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £266.3k | £266.2k |
| Current assets | £14.9k | £11.7k |
| Cash | £13.0k | £9.6k |
| Debtors | £1.9k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £263.1k | £262.9k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-10-12➕BERKLEY, Colin Noah appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01➕BERKLEY, Simon Leon appointeddirector
- 1999-10-01➕BERKLEY, Alan Richard appointeddirector
- 1996-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1983-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs TIMENOW LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Richard Berkley Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2022 |
Mr Simon Berkley Individual · Israeli,British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2022 |
Mr Colin Berkley Individual · American,British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adam Nathan Berkleyceased 06/10/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WAYFARER PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC230423 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| THIRD SECTOR SPACE LTD→ SC645980 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| THISTLE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ SC854385 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TIGER SABHARWAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC702588 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| TILLY PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ SC698383 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| TNT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC841010 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| TOFF PROPERTY & LETTING LIMITED→ SC739306 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| TOM TOM PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC261761 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| TORWOOD ESTATES LTD→ SC641254 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| TOUCHWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC181895 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| TOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC653465 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| TOWNANDCOUNTRYGLASGOW LTD→ SC396685 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
10 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
BERKLEY, Alan Richard→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 1999-10-01
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Active
BERKLEY, Colin Noah→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2004-10-12
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BERKLEY, Simon Leon→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2001-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/10/1996 | 14/02/2022 |
Recent filings (118 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-06