INVERGOWER ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC211407 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2025-04-08
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-01-12
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  5. 2022-03-18
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  6. 2022-02-03
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  7. 2022-02-03
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  8. 2022-02-01
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    JOHNSTONE, Siobhan Isabella appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-01
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    JOHNSTONE, Sorcha Skye Alexis appointed
    director
  10. 2021-03-30
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  11. 2020-02-13
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  12. 2019-03-25
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  13. 2018-03-26
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  14. 2016-09-16
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  15. 2016-09-16
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  16. 2016-09-01
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    JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-08-13
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  18. 2016-08-13
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  19. 2016-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2016-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2015-10-01
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    JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-30
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    COWAN, William Russell appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-11-18
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    JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-28
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    JOHNSTONE, Sheena Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2008-01-01
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    JOHNSTONE, Samantha Jean appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 2005-10-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2000-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As INVERGOWER ESTATES LIMITED
  29. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-09-27
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George appointed
    director
  33. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Sheena Margaret 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JOHNSTONE, Siobhan Isabella (same surname) appointed 2022-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Samantha Jean Johnstone
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Miss Siobhan Isabella Johnstone
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Ms Sorcha Skye Alexis Johnstone
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

30 East Main Street
Darvel
Ayrshire
KA17 0HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

COWAN, William Russell→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Samantha Jean→
director · ~37y · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Siobhan Isabella→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTONE, Sorcha Skye Alexis→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2000-09-27
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Kenneth George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2010-11-18
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Sheena Margaret→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2008-10-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property11/01/200713/08/2016
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security2 properties17/10/200513/08/2016

Recent filings (72 total)

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2025-10-20
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2025-04-08
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2024-10-09
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2024-03-21
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2023-10-11
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2023-01-12
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2022-10-07
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2022-03-18
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officers · AP01
2022-02-03
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officers · AP01
2022-02-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
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2021-03-30
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2020-11-13
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