CHESSER PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC111863 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-24

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 37.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.3y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

175 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28
Average employees	2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-01-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
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LESLIE, Mark resigned
secretary
2024-03-25
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LESLIE, Mark resigned
director
2024-03-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-15
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BAIN, Gillian appointed
director
2023-11-15
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FOALE, Naomi appointed
director
2023-11-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
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BOLAND, David resigned
director
2022-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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LESLIE, Mark appointed
director
2020-08-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-02-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Gillian Elizabeth Bain
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-08-06
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LESLIE, Mark appointed
secretary
2003-08-06
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URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resigned
secretary
2003-04-30
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WOTHERSPOON, Robert John resigned
director
2001-09-03
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ROBERTSON, Ian resigned
director
1999-10-20
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BLACK, Lysanne Jane Warren resigned
secretary
1999-10-20
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URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointed
secretary
1999-10-20
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WOTHERSPOON, Robert John appointed
director
1998-03-25
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AIKEN, Peter David resigned
director
1998-03-25
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MACDONALD, James resigned
director
1998-03-25
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MASTERTON, Gavin George resigned
director
1998-03-25
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MCCABE, Kevin Charles resigned
director
1998-03-25
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ROBERTSON, Ian appointed
director
1996-04-03
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LESLIE, Colin David resigned
director
1996-04-03
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MASTERTON, Gavin George appointed
director
1996-02-29
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LESLIE, Colin David appointed
director
1996-02-29
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MASTERTON, Gavin George resigned
director
1996-02-15
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BLACK, Lysanne Jane Warren appointed
secretary
1996-02-15
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HUNTER, John Stewart resigned
secretary
1995-09-04
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BOTHWELL, Karen Margaret resigned
secretary
1995-09-04
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HUNTER, John Stewart appointed
secretary
1994-11-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1994-10-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland

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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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Boland Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-06-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

23c Dundas Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6QQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)

BAIN, Gillian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FOALE, Naomi→

director · ~29y · appointed 2023-11-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLACK, Lysanne Jane Warren→

secretary · appointed 1996-02-15 · resigned 1999-10-20

Resigned

BOTHWELL, Karen Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1993-03-04 · resigned 1995-09-04

Resigned

HUNTER, John Stewart→

secretary · appointed 1995-09-04 · resigned 1996-02-15

Resigned

LESLIE, Mark→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2024-03-25

Resigned

TUDHOPE, Ian Barclay→

secretary · resigned 1993-03-04

Resigned

URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→

secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2003-08-06

Resigned

QUILL SERVE LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-06-24 · resigned 1989-12-15

Resigned

AIKEN, Peter David→

director · ~80y · appointed 1994-02-10 · resigned 1998-03-25

Resigned

BOLAND, David→

director · ~74y · resigned 2023-10-13

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Roy Thomas→

director · ~76y · appointed 1990-11-20 · resigned 1994-02-10

Resigned

LESLIE, Colin David→

director · ~74y · appointed 1996-02-29 · resigned 1996-04-03

Resigned

LESLIE, Mark→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-08-31 · resigned 2024-03-25

Resigned

MACDONALD, James→

director · ~78y · resigned 1998-03-25

Resigned

MASTERTON, Gavin George→

director · ~85y · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1998-03-25

Resigned

MASTERTON, Gavin George→

director · ~85y · appointed 1993-03-04 · resigned 1996-02-29

Resigned

MCCABE, Kevin Charles→

director · ~78y · appointed 1994-01-20 · resigned 1998-03-25

Resigned

MURRAY, David Edward, Sir→

director · ~75y · resigned 1993-03-04

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Ian→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2001-09-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Gillian Elizabeth Bain	A registered charge	1 property	02/02/2017	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	11/11/1994	06/03/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	20/10/1994	06/03/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	31/07/1992	06/03/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	16/01/1989	06/03/2014

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Recent filings (175 total)

legacy

miscellaneous · ANNOTATION

2026-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-08

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2025-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-09

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-03-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-10-16