LINEPIECE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC233210 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£139.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
70 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £139,611
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£71k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£140k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £144.4k | £142.4k |
| Current assets | £71.9k | £63.2k |
| Cash | £71.5k | £54.8k |
| Debtors | £427 | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £139.6k | £137.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-17➕ALSTON, Angela Fulton appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02➕KNOX, Eileen appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➖KNOX, John resigneddirector
- 2002-07-03➕KNOX, Robert Ronald appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-03➕KNOX, Robert Ronald appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-07-03➕KNOX, John appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs LINEPIECE LIMITED
- 2002-06-25➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-25➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Ronald Knox Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
38 Peel Park Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
KNOX, Robert Ronald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALSTON, Angela Fulton→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNOX, Eileen→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNOX, Robert Ronald→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-07-03
KNOX, John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2008-04-05
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-07-03
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Recent filings (70 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-13