STRATHTAY PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC228958 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
24 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.0 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
24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25➖MCLEAN, Angus resigneddirector
- 2022-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-23🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2021-07-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-06🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2021-07-03🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2021-03-23➕MCLEAN, Angus appointeddirector
- 2021-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-24🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2017-01-25🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2006-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-02-22🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2006-02-14🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2006-02-13🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2006-02-13🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2006-02-13🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2006-02-13🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2004-04-16➕O'HAGAN, Sara Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-16➖MONCRIEFF, Robert Keith resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-16➖MONCRIEFF, Robert Keith resigneddirector
- 2002-05-07🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Northern Rock PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 70 events
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Brian Alexander Mclean Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| JBLETS&STAYS LTD→ SC818422 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| M J & J MCLAREN (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED→ SC264762 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Hillview
Bankfoot
Perth
PH1 4ED
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
O'HAGAN, Sara Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Brian Alexander→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONCRIEFF, Robert Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2004-04-16
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-11
MCLEAN, Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-03-23 · resigned 2022-05-25
MONCRIEFF, Robert Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2004-04-16
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
24
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:24 of 24 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/07/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2021 | 06/07/2021 | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | A registered charge | — | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Standard security | 2 properties | 14/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/05/2002 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/04/2002 | 17/03/2006 |
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-01
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-01
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-01
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-01