ELDERSLIE PROPERTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC222682 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees100100

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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-04-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-04-05
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    ADDISON-SCOTT, Christopher Barr appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-04-05
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    CKD GALBRAITH resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2019-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #6
  20. 2019-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2019-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-12-10
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Cala Management Limited
  24. 2006-08-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab
  25. 2004-07-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  26. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    CKD GALBRAITH appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-04-06
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    CLUTTONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-09-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Svenska Hanelsbanken Ab
  29. 2002-05-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  30. 2002-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  31. 2002-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  32. 2001-09-19
    ➕
    MAKGILL CRICHTON MAITLAND, Mark Archibald appointed
    director
  33. 2001-09-19
    ➕
    CLUTTONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2001-09-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-09-19
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2001-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ELDERSLIE PROPERTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  37. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Archibald Makgill Crichton Maitland
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Farm And Estate Office North Mains
Houston Road
Houston
PA6 7BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ADDISON-SCOTT, Christopher Barr→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAKGILL CRICHTON MAITLAND, Mark Archibald→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CKD GALBRAITH→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2024-04-05
Resigned
CLUTTONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-19 · resigned 2003-04-06
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-09-19
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-09-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cala Management
Cala Management Limited
A registered charge1 property10/12/2013—
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab
Legal charge1 property23/08/200616/12/2019
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Standard security1 property01/07/2004—
outstanding
Svenska Hanelsbanken Ab
Legal charge1 property20/09/2002—
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Legal mortgage1 property31/05/200216/12/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Legal mortgage1 property31/05/200216/12/2019
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Bond & floating charge1 property31/05/2002—
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Recent filings (88 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11