PEASTON & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC095471 · ltd · incorporated 1985-10-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 48). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

29 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 40.7y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

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
29 charges (29/29 with lender, 29/29 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
228 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,733
Net assets shrinking
Down £94,432 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£25k£50k£76k£101k£126kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£7.7k£102.2k
Current assets£9.5k£126.1k
Cash£1.1k£1.1k
Debtors£8.4k£125.0k
Net assets£7.7k£102.2k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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  2. 2025-09-22
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  4. 2024-09-26
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  5. 2023-09-29
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  6. 2022-09-30
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  7. 2021-09-30
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  8. 2020-10-09
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  9. 2020-10-08
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  10. 2020-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2019-09-10
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  13. 2018-09-19
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  14. 2017-11-15
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  15. 2017-02-22
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  16. 2016-09-30
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  17. 2016-09-09
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    ABRAMS, Gavin Henry appointed
    director
  18. 2016-09-09
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    MACGREGOR, Charles Douglas resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-21
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    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #38
  21. 2011-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #8
  22. 2011-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #42
  23. 2011-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #40
  24. 2011-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #36
  25. 2011-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #37
  26. 2011-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #41
  27. 2011-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #39
  28. 2011-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #35
  29. 2009-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #43
  30. 2002-01-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2002-01-04
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    Charge registered #43
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2002-01-04
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    Charge registered #42
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    ABRAMS, Madeleine Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  34. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Charles Douglas appointed
    director
  35. 2001-12-28
    ➖
    MACGREGOR, Charles Allistair Stuart resigned
    director
  36. 2001-12-28
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    Charge registered #37
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 2001-12-28
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    Charge registered #36
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  38. 2001-12-27
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    Charge registered #41
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  39. 2001-12-27
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    Charge registered #40
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2001-12-27
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    Charge registered #39
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 2001-12-27
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    Charge registered #38
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  42. 2001-09-03
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    Charge registered #35
    Lender: Dependable Properties Limited
  43. 2001-08-20
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    MACGREGOR, Pamela resigned
    director
  44. 1999-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #29
  45. 1999-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  46. 1999-10-29
    ➕
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 1999-10-29
    ➖
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  48. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Pamela appointed
    director
  49. 1999-08-05
    ➖
    VERO, Geoffrey Osborne resigned
    director
  50. 1999-05-07
    ➖
    THOMSON, William George Ritchie resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Henry Abrams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/09/2019
Mrs Madeleine Elizabeth Jane Abrams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/09/2016

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
Incorporated1985-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

50 Hailes Gardens
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH13 0JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

ABRAMS, Gavin Henry→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAMS, Madeleine Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2001-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HURLEY, Cornelius Killian→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1997-04-15
Resigned
CHEAPSIDE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 1998-12-08
Resigned
CHIENE & TAIT→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-29 · resigned 2013-03-21
Resigned
DAVIDSON CHALMERS WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-12-08 · resigned 1999-10-29
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 1990-03-01 · resigned 1997-02-12
Resigned
GARDNER, Richard John Colquhoun→
director · ~78y · resigned 1993-06-15
Resigned
MACGILLIVRAY, Roderick Roy→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 1997-07-16
Resigned
MACGREGOR, Charles Douglas→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2016-09-09
Resigned
MACGREGOR, Charles Allistair Stuart→
director · ~74y · resigned 2001-12-28
Resigned
MACGREGOR, Pamela→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2001-08-20
Resigned
THOMSON, William George Ritchie→
director · ~76y · resigned 1999-05-07
Resigned
VERO, Geoffrey Osborne→
director · ~79y · appointed 1988-09-22 · resigned 1999-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

29
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:29 of 29 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/01/200227/11/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/01/200206/09/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property28/12/200118/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property28/12/200122/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Assignation of rents1 property27/12/200118/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Assignation of rents1 property27/12/200120/08/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Assignation of rents1 property27/12/200118/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/12/200105/10/2011
satisfied
Dependable Properties
Dependable Properties Limited
Legal charge1 property03/09/200118/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property25/03/199320/12/1995
satisfied
3I Group
3I Group PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/09/199224/12/1999
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property28/10/199124/12/1991
outstanding
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property28/10/1991—
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property23/10/199124/12/1991
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property14/10/199124/12/1991
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property11/10/199124/12/1991
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property11/10/199124/12/1991
satisfied
Nykredit Mortgage Bank
Nykredit Mortgage Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property08/07/199120/12/1995
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property23/04/199020/12/1995
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property28/03/198920/12/1995
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture inc. & floating charge1 property28/03/198914/06/1991
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Deposit agreement1 property28/03/198914/06/1991
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage by way of assignment of building contract2 properties28/03/198914/06/1991
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties28/03/198914/06/1991
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property23/12/198816/09/2011
satisfied
Nationwide Anglia Building Society
Standard security1 property06/09/198820/12/1995
satisfied
Investors in Industry
Investors in Industry PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property18/09/198624/12/1999
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Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property21/02/198610/01/2002
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Recent filings (228 total)

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confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-08