COUNTY RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC220084 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Last 30 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 90). 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 24.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.5 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
31 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
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 (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-20
    ➕
    BEEFORTH, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-07-20
    ➖
    SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-07-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    URQUHART, Ronald Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2019-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-02-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2013-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  24. 2012-03-27
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    HARRISON, Michael John resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2009-02-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    ROBSON, Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    HARRISON, Michael John appointed
    director
  29. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Peter John appointed
    director
  31. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2003-07-29
    ➖
    JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
    director
  35. 2001-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 2001-10-25
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, John appointed
    director
  37. 2001-10-25
    ➕
    JOHNSON, James Martin appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-10-25
    ➕
    URQUHART, Ronald Graham appointed
    director
  39. 2001-10-18
    ➖
    QUILL SERVE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-10-18
    ➖
    QUILL FORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2001-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTY RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
  42. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    QUILL SERVE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    QUILL FORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

County Properties Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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County Properties Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COUNTY RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
This company · SC220084

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
County Properties Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • County Properties Group Ltdceased 11/03/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

BEEFORTH, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-20
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Active
GUTHRIE, John→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-10-25
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Active
GUTHRIE, Peter John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
GUTHRIE, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
ROBSON, Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-01-31
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Active
JOHNSON, James Martin→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-25 · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
SWIERS, Barry Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
QUILL SERVE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2001-10-18
Resigned
HARRISON, Michael John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2012-03-27
Resigned
SWIERS, Barry Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
URQUHART, Ronald Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-25 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
QUILL FORM LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2001-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Bond & floating charge1 property12/02/2013—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property12/02/200920/02/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property13/12/200126/02/2009
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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15