CORVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC157066 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 30.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 30.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-31
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-10-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-02-16
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ROGERS, Duncan Henry resigned
director
1995-10-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-10-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-04-28
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GEORGE, Stephanie Dorothee appointed
secretary
1995-04-28
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GEORGE, Stephanie Dorothee appointed
director
1995-04-28
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ROGERS, Andrew Richard appointed
director
1995-04-28
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ROGERS, Duncan Norman appointed
director
1995-04-28
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MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1995-04-28
➕
ROGERS, Duncan Henry appointed
director
1995-04-28
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MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1995-03-31
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Company incorporated
As CORVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED
1995-03-31
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MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1995-03-31
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MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Duncan Norman Rogers Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/11/2016
Mrs Stephanie Dorothee George Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/11/2016
Andrew Richard Rogers Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/11/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-03-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Ellary

Achahoish

Lochgilphead

Argyll

PA31 8PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GEORGE, Stephanie Dorothee→

secretary · appointed 1995-04-28

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Active

GEORGE, Stephanie Dorothee→

director · ~61y · appointed 1995-04-28

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Active

ROGERS, Andrew Richard→

director · ~58y · appointed 1995-04-28

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Active

ROGERS, Duncan Norman→

director · ~63y · appointed 1995-04-28

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Active

MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 1995-04-28

Resigned

ROGERS, Duncan Henry→

director · ~89y · appointed 1995-04-28 · resigned 1999-02-16

Resigned

MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 1995-04-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	29/10/2009	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	19/10/1995	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/1995	—

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-01-23