KEEPSAFE STORAGE CENTRES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC196316 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-18

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

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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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2025-01-08
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2024-01-09
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accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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officers · RP04AP01
2020-02-21
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officers · CH01
2020-02-13
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officers · CH01
2020-02-12
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BLACK, Jordan John appointed
director
2020-02-12
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officers · AP01
2020-02-12
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officers · CH03
2020-02-12
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officers · CH01
2020-02-03
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officers · TM01
2020-01-24
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SMITH, Anne Margaret resigned
director
2019-12-24
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accounts · AA
2018-12-31
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accounts · AA
2017-12-15
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BLACK, Sheena Jane appointed
director
2017-11-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-10-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2013-05-01
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GODSMAN, George appointed
director
2013-02-20
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BLACK, Sheena Jane resigned
director
2012-02-20
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BLACK, Kevin Baird resigned
director
2011-08-01
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BLACK, Kevin Baird appointed
director
2011-06-30
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BLACK, Kevin Baird resigned
director
2009-01-23
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WISHART, Alexander Marshall resigned
director
2008-07-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-09-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-09-19
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SMITH, Anne Margaret appointed
director
2007-06-20
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BLACK, Kevin Baird appointed
director
2005-12-09
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BLACK, Sheena Jane appointed
director
2001-04-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-05-18
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Company incorporated
As KEEPSAFE STORAGE CENTRES LIMITED
1999-05-18
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BLACK, John Mcleod appointed
secretary
1999-05-18
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BLACK, John Mcleod appointed
director
1999-05-18
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WISHART, Alexander Marshall appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.

Group structure

Castlecroft Securities Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Castlecroft Securities Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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KEEPSAFE STORAGE CENTRES LIMITED

This company · SC196316

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
Castlecroft Securities Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated1999-05-18

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

King James Vi Business Centre Riverview Business Park

Friarton Road

Perth

Perthshire

PH2 8DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

BLACK, John Mcleod→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-18

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Active

BLACK, John Mcleod→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-05-18

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Active

BLACK, Jordan John→

director · ~32y · appointed 2020-02-12

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Active

BLACK, Sheena Jane→

director · ~80y · appointed 2017-12-15

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Active

GODSMAN, George→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-05-01

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Active

BLACK, Kevin Baird→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2012-02-20

Resigned

BLACK, Kevin Baird→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2011-06-30

Resigned

BLACK, Sheena Jane→

director · ~80y · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2013-02-20

Resigned

SMITH, Anne Margaret→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2020-01-24

Resigned

WISHART, Alexander Marshall→

director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 2009-01-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	—	26/10/2017	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/09/2007	13/11/2017
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Floating charge	1 property	04/04/2001	12/07/2008

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