CARBERRY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC241113 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-13

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 23.2y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 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: high (80/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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.

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	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	500	500

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

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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

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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ELPHINSTONE, William James appointed
director
2026-01-06
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SALVESEN, Mary Abigail appointed
director
2026-01-06
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ELPHINSTONE, Charles resigned
director
2026-01-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen resigned
director
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-15
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-05-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-08-31
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GALLACHER, Judith resigned
secretary
2018-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-04-01
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ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen appointed
director
2011-04-01
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ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen appointed
director
2011-04-01
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ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen resigned
director
2008-01-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-05-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-03-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-02-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-12-13
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Company incorporated
As CARBERRY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2002-12-13
➕
GALLACHER, Judith appointed
secretary
2002-12-13
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-12-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-12-13
➕
ELPHINSTONE, Charles appointed
director
2002-12-13
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-12-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

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

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: ELPHINSTONE, Charles resigned 2026-01-06; ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen resigned 2025-12-11

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-12-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

E Q Accountants

14 City Quay

Dundee

DD1 3JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ELPHINSTONE, William James→

director · ~40y · appointed 2026-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SALVESEN, Mary Abigail→

director · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GALLACHER, Judith→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2018-08-31

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2002-12-13

Resigned

ELPHINSTONE, Charles→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2026-01-06

Resigned

ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-11

Resigned

ELPHINSTONE, Rosaleen→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2002-12-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	14/01/2008	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	23/05/2005	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/03/2003	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	05/02/2003	15/05/2019

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Recent filings (72 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2026-01-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-17