WALKER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC191164 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-16

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

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

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-09-08
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2024-11-06
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2023-11-01
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2022-11-01
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2021-11-08
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2020-11-12
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2019-11-04
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2018-11-08
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officers · TM01
2018-11-02
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DUNLOP, John Bruce resigned
director
2018-10-05
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2017-09-19
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2017-01-07
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2016-01-06
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2015-11-16
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2014-12-29
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2014-11-17
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1999-01-13
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FAIRFOULL, David Andrew appointed
secretary
1999-01-13
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CAMPBELL, John Charles appointed
director
1999-01-13
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FAIRFOULL, David Andrew appointed
director
1999-01-13
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-01-13
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CRAWFORD, Douglas James resigned
director
1999-01-13
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DUNLOP, John Bruce appointed
director
1999-01-13
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POLSON, Michael Buchanan resigned
director
1998-11-16
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Company incorporated
As WALKER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LTD
1998-11-16
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1998-11-16
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CRAWFORD, Douglas James appointed
director
1998-11-16
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POLSON, Michael Buchanan appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

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 76 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 27 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.)

Group structure

James Walker (Leith) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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James Walker (Leith) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WALKER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LTD

This company · SC191164

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
James Walker (Leith) Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-11-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Alderstone House

Macmillan Road

Livingston

EH54 7AW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-07

Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FAIRFOULL, David Andrew→

secretary · appointed 1999-01-13

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Active

CAMPBELL, John Charles→

director · ~76y · appointed 1999-01-13

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Active

FAIRFOULL, David Andrew→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-01-13

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Active

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1999-01-13

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Douglas James→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1999-01-13

Resigned

DUNLOP, John Bruce→

director · ~70y · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 2018-11-02

Resigned

POLSON, Michael Buchanan→

director · ~62y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1999-01-13

Resigned

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