HOPE STREET INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC183228 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£662.4k
book net assets
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 28.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.1 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: 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £662,379
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£662k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £662.4k | £647.6k |
| Current assets | £10.2k | £6.5k |
| Cash | £8.4k | £4.9k |
| Debtors | £1.7k | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £662.4k | £647.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01➕COLLINS, Christine Mary appointeddirector
- 2020-06-01➕SPEIRS, Julie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2008-07-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-05-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-03-06➕COLLINS, Brendan Anthony appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-06➕COLLINS, Brendan Anthony appointeddirector
- 1998-03-06➕SPEIRS, Malcolm Alan appointeddirector
- 1998-03-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-06➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs HOPE STREET INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 1998-02-23➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-23➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
2 Bellefield Lane
Lanark
ML11 7AA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
COLLINS, Brendan Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-03-06
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COLLINS, Brendan Anthony→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-03-06
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COLLINS, Christine Mary→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-06-01
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SPEIRS, Julie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-01
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SPEIRS, Malcolm Alan→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1998-03-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-23 · resigned 1998-03-06
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-23 · resigned 1998-03-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/07/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/05/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/03/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24