EAST LOTHIAN LAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC208723 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • · Bankability: 85 → 75
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 85 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  2. 2024-08-23
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  3. 2023-08-10
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  4. 2023-07-06
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  5. 2023-07-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-06-26
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    DEEGAN, Lisa Young appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-06-23
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    BATY, Richard resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-20
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    HAMPSHIRE, Norman appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-17
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    MURRAY, Eric Adam resigned
    director
  13. 2021-10-27
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    INNES, William, Councillor resigned
    director
  14. 2021-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  16. 2021-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-19
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    MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith resigned
    director
  18. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-21
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    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2019-08-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2019-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2019-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2012-06-06
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    MCMILLAN, John Fleming Allan, Provost appointed
    director
  27. 2012-06-06
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    INNES, William, Councillor appointed
    director
  28. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Stuart Leitch resigned
    director
  29. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    MCLENNAN, Paul Stewart resigned
    director
  30. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    BATY, Richard appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2010-06-21
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    BERRY, David Stuart resigned
    director
  33. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    MCLENNAN, Paul Stewart appointed
    director
  34. 2009-12-14
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Stuart Leitch appointed
    director
  35. 2009-12-09
    ➖
    CURRIE, Stuart Mcdonald resigned
    director
  36. 2007-05-22
    ➕
    BERRY, David Stuart appointed
    director
  37. 2007-05-22
    ➕
    CURRIE, Stuart Mcdonald appointed
    director
  38. 2007-05-14
    ➖
    MEIKLE, Gilbert Ernest resigned
    director
  39. 2007-05-14
    ➖
    MURRAY, Norman resigned
    director
  40. 2005-04-01
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    MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith appointed
    director
  41. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Brian resigned
    director
  42. 2004-08-01
    ➖
    BURNESS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2004-08-01
    ➕
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2002-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  45. 2002-07-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian
  46. 2002-07-03
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    MURRAY, Eric Adam appointed
    director
  47. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Brian appointed
    director
  48. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    RANKIN, Shane resigned
    director
  49. 2000-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST LOTHIAN LAND LIMITED
  50. 2000-06-27
    ➕
    BURNESS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

Group structure

East Lothain Council is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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East Lothain Council
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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EAST LOTHIAN LAND LIMITED
This company · SC208723

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
East Lothain Council
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 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
Incorporated2000-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

John Muir House Room 2.19
Brewery Park
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

DEEGAN, Lisa Young→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMPSHIRE, Norman→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMILLAN, John Fleming Allan, Provost→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATY, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2023-06-23
Resigned
BURNESS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-27 · resigned 2004-08-01
Resigned
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
BERRY, David Stuart→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-05-22 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
CURRIE, Stuart Mcdonald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-22 · resigned 2009-12-09
Resigned
INNES, William, Councillor→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2021-10-27
Resigned
MACKINNON, Stuart Leitch→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-12-14 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-19
Resigned
MCLENNAN, Paul Stewart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
MEIKLE, Gilbert Ernest→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-06-27 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned
MURRAY, Eric Adam→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2021-12-17
Resigned
MURRAY, Norman→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-06-27 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned
RANKIN, Shane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-06-27 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
SIMPSON, Brian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property02/09/200221/08/2019
satisfied
Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian
Standard security1 property26/07/200221/08/2019

Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28