YERTON PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC229541 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-22

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 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£25.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.0y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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 £25,610

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£26k

Current Assets

£14k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£25.8k	—
Current assets	£13.5k	—
Net assets	£25.6k	—
Average employees	—	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-08-19
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2023-08-28
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2022-09-30
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2021-11-26
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2021-02-08
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2020-05-14
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miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2020-04-06
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2020-04-04
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2020-03-27
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MORROW, Craig Will appointed
director
2020-03-27
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MORROW, James Will resigned
director
2019-12-09
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2018-12-20
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2017-12-28
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2016-12-23
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2016-03-29
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
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accounts · AA
2009-12-01
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MURRAY, Deirdre Margaret resigned
director
2009-08-18
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MORROW, James Will appointed
director
2005-08-18
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ELLISON, Janet Marie resigned
director
2002-05-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Stephen Brown
2002-03-22
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Company incorporated
As YERTON PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2002-03-22
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MORROW, Alisdair Smith appointed
secretary
2002-03-22
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MORROW, Alisdair Smith appointed
director
2002-03-22
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-22
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-22
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ELLISON, Janet Marie appointed
director
2002-03-22
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MURRAY, Deirdre Margaret appointed
director
2002-03-22
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-03-22
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alisdair Smith Morrow Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-03-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

31 Ritchie Street

West Kilbride

KA23 9AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MORROW, Alisdair Smith→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-22

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Active

MORROW, Alisdair Smith→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-03-22

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Active

MORROW, Craig Will→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-27

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Active

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2002-03-22

Resigned

ELLISON, Janet Marie→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2005-08-18

Resigned

MORROW, James Will→

director · ~86y · appointed 2009-08-18 · resigned 2020-03-27

Resigned

MURRAY, Deirdre Margaret→

director · ~82y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2009-12-01

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2002-03-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Stephen Brown	Standard security	1 property	24/05/2002	—

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