MANSFIELD TRAQUAIR TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC159591 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-08-08
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (8 active, 29 linked, 28 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15➕NORTHCOTE, Eric Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-04-15➕STARKEY, Anna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15➖DUNCAN, Isla resigneddirector
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24➕ST CLAIR INGLIS, Chanté appointeddirector
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24➖CUMMING, Elizabeth Skeoch, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24➖MEE, Julia Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24➖STEVENSON, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2023-02-12➖MOYNAN, Joanne Helen resigneddirector
- 2022-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-13➕BRYCE, Alastair James appointeddirector
- 2022-04-13➕MOYNAN, Joanne Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-31➖MCILWRAITH CAMERON, Debbie Anne resigneddirector
- 2020-02-11➕LOVE, Richard Gordon, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-12-10➖SCOTT, Anne-Marie Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-03-31➖MANN, Rosemary resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-24➖BUCHANAN, Muriel Margaret Reid resigneddirector
- 2018-06-26➕MEE, Julia Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕STEVENSON, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2016-08-03➖ALLARDYCE, Fiona Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-09-01➕MCILWRAITH CAMERON, Debbie Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-02-07➖MURRAY, George Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2012-02-14➖STEIN, Dianne resigneddirector
- 2009-07-06➕ALLARDYCE, Fiona Mary appointeddirector
- 2009-07-06➖DICK, John Pirrie resigneddirector
- 2007-02-25➖HOLT, Virginia Mary Hope resigneddirector
- 2005-12-12➕MATHIESON, Malcolm Alasdair James appointeddirector
- 2005-12-12➕SCOTT, Anne-Marie Louise appointeddirector
- 2004-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2003-02-17➖MCGREGOR, Margaret, Councillor resigneddirector
- 2002-02-11➕BUCHANAN, Muriel Margaret Reid appointeddirector
- 2001-12-10➖RUSHTON, David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2001-11-07➕STEIN, Dianne appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1995-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Mansfield Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (8 active · 21 resigned)
BRYCE, Alastair James→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-13
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CUNLIFFE, Jocelyn Mary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-03-25
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LOVE, Richard Gordon, Dr→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2020-02-11
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MATHIESON, Malcolm Alasdair James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-12-12
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NORTHCOTE, Eric Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-04-15
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ST CLAIR INGLIS, Chanté→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-07-24
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STARKEY, Anna Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-04-15
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THOMSON, Duncan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~92y · appointed 1996-08-06
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MANN, Rosemary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 2019-03-31
ALLARDYCE, Fiona Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2016-08-03
BROWN, Andrew Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 1997-01-29
BUCHANAN, Muriel Margaret Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-02-11 · resigned 2019-03-24
CARR, Deirdre Mabel Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 1995-12-12
CUMMING, Elizabeth Skeoch, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 2023-04-24
DICK, John Pirrie→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 2009-07-06
DUNCAN, Isla→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 2024-03-15
DUNN, Ian Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 1998-03-10
FLEGG, Columba Henry Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-27
HOLT, Virginia Mary Hope→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1996-03-01 · resigned 2007-02-25
MACAULAY OF BRAGAR, Donald, Lord→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 1996-08-06
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Scottish Ministers | Standard security | 1 property | 01/03/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 22/01/2001 | 11/11/2004 | |
| outstanding | The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 22/01/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations | Standard security | 1 property | 27/02/1998 | 19/07/2000 |
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Recent filings (149 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25