CREATE BUSINESS PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC126428 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-07-25
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 28.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
47 officers (3 active, 47 linked, 43 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
174 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (117 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-04
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    HERIOT, Alan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-14
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    NICHOLAS, Andrea Jane appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-06
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    STANTON, Sharron May resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-09-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-03-19
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-28
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-03-28
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  13. 2023-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-03-20
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    NICHOLAS, Andrea Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-23
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    CHILD, Maureen Margaret, Councillor resigned
    director
  17. 2022-09-23
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    GRANT, William Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2021-08-09
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  20. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-22
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    CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa resigned
    director
  22. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-09-10
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    mortgage · MR05
  24. 2019-09-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  25. 2019-09-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2019-01-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2019-01-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
  28. 2018-09-07
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2018-08-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Big Issue Invest Limited (Company Number 04764982)
  30. 2018-01-23
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    O'DONOGHUE, Vicent appointed
    director
  31. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    NICHOLAS, Andrea Jane appointed
    director
  32. 2018-01-10
    ➖
    BROWN, Colin Cameron resigned
    director
  33. 2017-09-27
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    IRELAND, Susan Priscilla appointed
    director
  34. 2017-07-10
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa appointed
    director
  35. 2016-12-06
    ➖
    FINC, Richard Ezio resigned
    director
  36. 2016-12-06
    ➖
    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie resigned
    director
  37. 2016-12-06
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Ros resigned
    director
  38. 2016-02-23
    ➖
    WISHART, Valerie Anne resigned
    director
  39. 2016-02-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Big Issue Invest Limited
  40. 2015-12-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2015-12-01
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    BROWN, Colin Cameron appointed
    director
  42. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    HERIOT, Alan appointed
    director
  43. 2015-06-25
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    DAVIES, Norman Leonard resigned
    director
  44. 2015-06-25
    ➖
    ROSS, Francis Wright resigned
    director
  45. 2014-02-04
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    STEELE, William Alister resigned
    director
  46. 2013-06-20
    ➖
    STEPHENSON, Peter resigned
    director
  47. 2013-06-02
    ➕
    ROSS, Francis Wright appointed
    director
  48. 2013-04-11
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    BUCHANAN, Tom resigned
    director
  49. 2013-02-21
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    TAYLOR, Ros appointed
    director
  50. 2012-06-22
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    LYTH, Harold Nicholas Mark resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 117 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1990-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Units 1-3
Castlebrae Business Centre
Peffer Place
Edinburgh
EH16 4BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 44 resigned)

IRELAND, Susan Priscilla→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICHOLAS, Andrea Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONOGHUE, Vicent→
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANTON, Sharron May→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Richard Alan Stuart→
director · ~94y · appointed 1990-07-25 · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned
BEGG, David Andrew→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-06-18 · resigned 1995-06-30
Resigned
BROWN, Colin Cameron→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned
BROWN, David Honeyman→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-06-18 · resigned 2007-11-29
Resigned
BROWN, David→
director · appointed 1990-07-25 · resigned 1991-07-25
Resigned
BRYCE, Colin→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2011-11-29
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Tom→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-30 · resigned 2013-04-11
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2021-03-22
Resigned
CHILD, Maureen Margaret, Councillor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-08-30 · resigned 2022-09-23
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Robert Grahame→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-07-25 · resigned 2003-03-03
Resigned
DAVIES, Norman Leonard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2015-06-25
Resigned
DICK, Brendan Sweeney→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned
FINC, Richard Ezio→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2016-12-06
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Historic Environment Scotland
A registered charge2 properties15/01/2019—
satisfied
Big Issue Invest (Company Number 04764982)
Big Issue Invest Limited (Company Number 04764982)
A registered charge2 properties03/08/201807/09/2018
satisfied
Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest Limited
A registered charge—10/02/201610/09/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property27/03/2003—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/03/199830/12/2015
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Recent filings (174 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20