BEAUFORT PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC174716 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.4y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.4 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: medium (79/100)

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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-05-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-04-21
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    WARNERS SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #8
  19. 2016-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  20. 2016-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #5
  21. 2016-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2016-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #11
  23. 2016-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #10
  24. 2016-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #9
  25. 2016-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #6
  26. 2016-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Glen Drummond Investments Limited
  28. 2008-06-06
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2008-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2006-11-02
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2005-11-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2005-11-03
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2005-10-24
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2005-01-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2004-09-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 2003-05-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  37. 2001-10-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  38. 2001-05-08
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    STEPHEN, Melvyn Douglas appointed
    director
  39. 1999-12-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  40. 1999-11-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  41. 1997-12-17
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    STEPHEN, Anne-Martine resigned
    secretary
  42. 1997-12-17
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    WARNERS SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  43. 1997-12-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN, Melvyn Douglas resigned
    director
  44. 1997-06-17
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    STEPHEN, Anne-Martine appointed
    director
  45. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN, Anne-Martine appointed
    secretary
  46. 1997-06-17
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    STEPHEN, Melvyn Douglas appointed
    director
  47. 1997-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUFORT PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
  48. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  49. 1997-04-22
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  50. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Melvyn Douglas Stephen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Anne-Martine Stephen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

29 Groathill Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2LS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

STEPHEN, Anne-Martine→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHEN, Melvyn Douglas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 1997-04-22
Resigned
STEPHEN, Anne-Martine→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 1997-12-17
Resigned
WARNERS SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 2021-04-21
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 1997-04-22
Resigned
STEPHEN, Melvyn Douglas→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 1997-12-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Glen Drummond Investments
Glen Drummond Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property10/10/201409/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/06/200809/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property02/11/200609/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property03/11/200513/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property03/11/200509/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/10/200511/02/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/01/200513/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property22/09/200413/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property23/05/200309/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property24/12/199912/10/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property23/11/199919/03/2008

Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-04