BRAIDWOOD ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC123181 · ltd · incorporated 1990-02-22

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-693.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 35.8y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £693,791

Very low cash

Cash position: £97

Cash draining

Cash down 86% YoY

Cash YoY

-86%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£97

↓ 86% YoY

Net Worth

-£694k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-693.8k	£-692.5k
Cash	£97	£701
Net assets	£-693.8k	£-692.5k

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

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2 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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts · AA
2024-11-24
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accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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accounts · AA
2022-12-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-12
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-12
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-05-20
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officers · TM01
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2019-08-07
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2019-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-01-03
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HOGG, Robert Malcolm resigned
director
2017-03-15
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HOGG, Gary appointed
director
2017-03-15
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HOGG, Scott Malcolm appointed
director
2000-08-23
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PERRY, Ian Stewart appointed
secretary
2000-08-23
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COPELAND, William resigned
secretary
2000-08-23
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COPELAND, William resigned
director
1996-07-09
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1996-01-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1994-08-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1992-08-18
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COPELAND, William appointed
secretary
1992-08-18
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PERRY, Maxwell resigned
secretary
1991-07-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1991-07-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1990-06-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1990-06-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1990-02-27
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PERRY, Douglas Stephen appointed
director
1990-02-27
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PERRY, Ian Stewart appointed
director
1990-02-27
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PERRY, Maxwell appointed
secretary
1990-02-27
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COPELAND, William appointed
director
1990-02-27
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HOGG, Robert Malcolm appointed
director
1990-02-22
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Company incorporated
As BRAIDWOOD ESTATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1990-02-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

20 Boghall Road

Braidwood

By Carluke

ML8 5PF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

PERRY, Ian Stewart→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-23

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Active

HOGG, Gary→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-15

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Active

HOGG, Scott Malcolm→

director · ~50y · appointed 2017-03-15

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Active

PERRY, Douglas Stephen→

director · ~70y · appointed 1990-02-27

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Active

PERRY, Ian Stewart→

director · ~73y · appointed 1990-02-27

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Active

COPELAND, William→

secretary · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2000-08-23

Resigned

PERRY, Maxwell→

secretary · appointed 1990-02-27 · resigned 1992-08-18

Resigned

COPELAND, William→

director · ~72y · appointed 1990-02-27 · resigned 2000-08-23

Resigned

HOGG, Robert Malcolm→

director · ~80y · appointed 1990-02-27 · resigned 2019-01-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	2 properties	09/07/1996	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	16/01/1996	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Floating charge	1 property	30/08/1994	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	18/07/1991	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	01/07/1991	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	26/06/1990	12/10/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	26/06/1990	12/10/2020