64QS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC235128 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-08

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

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 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

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

Property-backed borrower with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (8 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	0	0

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-07-31
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INGHAM, David William resigned
secretary
2025-07-31
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INGHAM, David William resigned
director
2025-07-31
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MCKEOWN, Henry Joseph resigned
director
2025-07-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-31
➖
BURGESS, Mark Christopher resigned
director
2024-10-14
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ALEXANDER, Ian Linden appointed
director
2024-10-14
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MCKEOWN, Henry Joseph appointed
director
2024-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-05-21
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ROGERS, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2018-03-20
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BURGESS, Mark Christopher appointed
director
2017-12-21
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MCFARLANE, Ronald resigned
director
2017-06-20
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DAVIE, Stewart William appointed
director
2017-06-20
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DUNCAN, Roderick John Gordon appointed
director
2014-12-31
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MCBRIDE, Maurice resigned
director
2013-08-24
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IRVING, Andrew James Bruges appointed
director
2012-02-29
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BURTON, Roger Charles resigned
director
2008-12-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-05-16
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WEST, Christopher John resigned
director
2007-09-28
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BRENNAN, James resigned
director
2006-01-25
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BOWMAN, Peter Charles resigned
director
2005-06-09
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FLETCHER, Ryan appointed
director
2005-06-09
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MCFARLANE, Ronald appointed
director
2005-05-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-03-04
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INGHAM, David William appointed
secretary
2005-03-04
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MCGIRK, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2004-06-09
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BRENNAN, James appointed
director
2004-05-18
➕
IVES, Philip Harvey appointed
director
2004-05-18
➕
BURTON, Roger Charles appointed
director
2004-05-18
➕
INGHAM, David William appointed
director
2003-12-16
➕
MCBRIDE, Maurice appointed
director
2002-09-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Forth Holdings Limited

Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

2 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: INGHAM, David William resigned 2025-07-31; BURGESS, Mark Christopher resigned 2025-05-31; INGHAM, David William resigned 2025-07-31

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.

Group structure

64qs Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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64qs Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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64QS LIMITED

This company · SC235128

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
64qs Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	18/06/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Brian Thomsonceased 18/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Ryan Fletcherceased 18/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2002-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

64 Queen Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08