EVERT PROPERTY LIMITED

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SC187426 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£172.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). 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 25.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £172,226

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£172k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£69k£103k£138k£172kJul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£273.9k£271.2k£268.1k
Current assets£3.3k£8.9k£9.3k
Net assets£172.2k£170.8k£167.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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  2. 2025-04-26
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  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2023-07-23
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  5. 2022-07-28
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  6. 2021-04-29
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  7. 2020-07-17
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  8. 2019-08-02
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  9. 2019-04-30
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  10. 2018-04-30
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  11. 2017-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-30
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  13. 2015-08-21
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  14. 2015-04-29
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  15. 2014-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-07-07
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    HALLEY, Frances Betsy resigned
    director
  17. 2008-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2001-01-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 1998-07-08
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    HALLEY, Robert Buchan appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-07-08
    ➕
    HALLEY, Robert Buchan appointed
    director
  21. 1998-07-08
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-07-08
    ➕
    HALLEY, Frances Betsy appointed
    director
  23. 1998-07-08
    ➖
    HALLEY, Frances Betsy resigned
    director
  24. 1998-07-08
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1998-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As EVERT PROPERTY LIMITED
  26. 1998-07-07
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-07-07
    ➕
    HALLEY, Frances Betsy appointed
    director
  28. 1998-07-07
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Buchan Halley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1998-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

9 Stormont Road
Scone
Perth
PH2 6RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HALLEY, Robert Buchan→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLEY, Robert Buchan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-07-08
Resigned
HALLEY, Frances Betsy→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-07-08 · resigned 1998-07-08
Resigned
HALLEY, Frances Betsy→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2009-07-07
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-07-08
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
Standard security1 property10/01/200125/07/2008

Recent filings (66 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10