BEAVERBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC151201 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-16
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  17. 2009-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-12-04
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    BROOK, Robert William Middleton resigned
    director
  19. 2009-12-04
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    KENNEDY, John Anthony Bingham resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-01
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    MCCALL, Peter Michael resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-07-17
    ➖
    ROBSON, Ronald Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    BROWN, John Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-03
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    MCCALL, Peter Michael appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    BROWN, John Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2008-03-03
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    ROBSON, Ronald Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-18
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    RAWLINSON, Grant Macdonald resigned
    director
  27. 2001-10-10
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    RAWLINSON, Grant Macdonald appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-08
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    WHITE, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 2001-01-16
    ➕
    BROOK, Robert William Middleton appointed
    director
  31. 2000-12-21
    ➖
    THOMSON, William George Ritchie resigned
    director
  32. 2000-01-28
    ➕
    BROWN, John Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-01-28
    ➖
    CHIENE & TAIT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1999-11-30
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Christopher resigned
    director
  35. 1999-09-20
    ➕
    BROWN, John Kenneth appointed
    director
  36. 1996-08-08
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  37. 1994-08-31
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Patricia Alice resigned
    secretary
  38. 1994-08-31
    ➕
    CHIENE & TAIT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1994-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAVERBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED
  40. 1994-06-02
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Patricia Alice appointed
    secretary
  41. 1994-06-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1994-06-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1994-06-02
    ➕
    KENNEDY, John Anthony Bingham appointed
    director
  44. 1994-06-02
    ➕
    THOMSON, William George Ritchie appointed
    director
  45. 1994-06-02
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1994-06-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

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Sovaria Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEAVERBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · SC151201

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
Sovaria Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-06-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Round House
Woodbush
Dunbar
EH42 1HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

WHITE, Andrew Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, John Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-28 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
KENNEDY, Patricia Alice→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 1994-08-31
Resigned
MCCALL, Peter Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
CHIENE & TAIT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-08-31 · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 1994-06-02
Resigned
BROOK, Robert William Middleton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
BROWN, John Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
KENNEDY, John Anthony Bingham→
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
MARSDEN, Christopher→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1999-11-30
Resigned
RAWLINSON, Grant Macdonald→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-10-10 · resigned 2001-12-18
Resigned
ROBSON, Ronald Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned
THOMSON, William George Ritchie→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 2000-12-21
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 1994-06-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge2 properties23/01/200109/12/2009

Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-20