ERSKINE ESTATES LIMITED

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SC128010 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£664.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £664,551
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£184k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Net Worth
£665k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£226k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£133k£266k£399k£532k£665kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£790.4k£490.9k
Current assets£226.2k£249.5k
Cash£184.0k£193.0k
Debtors£42.2k£56.5k
Net assets£664.6k£467.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-28
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  2. 2024-06-17
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  3. 2023-06-13
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  4. 2022-06-07
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  5. 2021-08-04
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2021-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2020-06-29
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  10. 2019-07-03
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  11. 2018-07-02
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  12. 2017-07-05
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  13. 2017-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-12-07
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2001-12-07
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    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2000-03-31
    ➖
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing resigned
    director
  19. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    SHAW, George Murdoch Peter appointed
    director
  20. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing appointed
    director
  21. 1999-07-02
    ➖
    SHAW, George Macpherson resigned
    director
  22. 1998-06-08
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1997-11-28
    ➖
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1994-03-10
    ➖
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert resigned
    director
  27. 1994-03-10
    ➖
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing resigned
    director
  28. 1991-02-28
    ➕
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert appointed
    director
  29. 1990-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ERSKINE ESTATES LIMITED
  30. 1990-10-19
    ➕
    MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert appointed
    secretary
  31. 1990-10-19
    ➕
    SHAW, George Macpherson appointed
    director
  32. 1990-10-19
    ➕
    SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Erskine Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Erskine Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ERSKINE ESTATES LIMITED
This company · SC128010

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Erskine Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1990-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, George Murdoch Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert→
secretary · appointed 1990-10-19 · resigned 1997-11-28
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-08 · resigned 2001-12-07
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
MCPAKE, Ian Alan Herbert→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-02-28 · resigned 1994-03-10
Resigned
SHAW, George Macpherson→
director · ~94y · appointed 1990-10-19 · resigned 1999-07-02
Resigned
SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
SHAW, Kirsteen Ewing→
director · ~88y · appointed 1990-10-19 · resigned 1994-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29