JACKAL PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC228832 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.29M
book net assets
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
Asset-holding vehicle. 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

1 live charge · oldest 23.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,294,179
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,581 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£260k£520k£779k£1.0m£1.3mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.29M£1.30M
Current assets£93.0k£134.1k
Net assets£1.29M£1.30M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-26
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    BENJAMIN, Lucy Emma, Dr resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    NICOLL, Andrew James appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-29
    ➕
    NICOLL, Jack Alan appointed
    director
  8. 2022-12-29
    ➕
    NICOLL, Kirsy May appointed
    director
  9. 2022-12-29
    ➕
    BENJAMIN, Lucy Emma, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-29
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-12-29
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  12. 2022-12-29
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  13. 2022-12-29
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  14. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2022-01-10
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  16. 2021-01-25
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  17. 2020-01-07
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  18. 2018-11-30
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  19. 2018-01-03
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    LAURIE & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2018-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-01-03
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  22. 2018-01-03
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    address · AD01
  23. 2010-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2002-11-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    NICOLL, Alan John appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-12
    ➖
    NICOLL, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    LAURIE & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JACKAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  29. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    NICOLL, Carole Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    NICOLL, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-06
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-03-06
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NICOLL, Andrew James (same surname) appointed 2022-12-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

33 Victoria Road
Ballater
AB35 5QX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

NICOLL, Alan John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOLL, Andrew James→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-12-29
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Active
NICOLL, Carole Jane→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOLL, Jack Alan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-12-29
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Active
NICOLL, Kirsy May→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-12-29
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Active
NICOLL, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-04-12
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-03-06
Resigned
LAURIE & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2018-01-03
Resigned
BENJAMIN, Lucy Emma, Dr→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-12-29 · resigned 2025-12-26
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/11/200204/05/2010

Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10