FACTOTUM (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC246244 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-24
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 17.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£338.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 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 (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 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.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £338,460
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£457k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£338k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£495k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£99k£198k£297k£396k£495kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£344.5k£275.9k
Current assets£494.9k£468.9k
Cash£457.2k£377.0k
Debtors£37.7k£91.9k
Net assets£338.5k£269.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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  2. 2025-08-07
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  3. 2025-01-31
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  4. 2024-01-31
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  5. 2023-11-09
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  6. 2023-02-07
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  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-17
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    WARD, Lora Elizabeth Charlotte resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-26
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    BOISSEAU, Alexander George Balfour appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-26
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    BOISSEAU, Charles David Edwin resigned
    director
  12. 2022-01-26
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  13. 2022-01-26
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  14. 2021-04-12
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  15. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2018-02-02
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  18. 2017-03-29
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  19. 2016-05-01
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    BOISSEAU, Harry John Lincoln appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-01
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    WARD, Lora Elizabeth Charlotte appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-01
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    BOISSEAU, Charles David Edwin appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2003-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As FACTOTUM (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2003-03-24
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    BOISSEAU, Christopher David appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    BOISSEAU, Christopher David appointed
    director
  26. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    BOISSEAU, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2003-03-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-03-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BOISSEAU, Alexander George Balfour (same surname) appointed 2022-01-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher David Boisseau
Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/02/2017
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Boisseau
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

25 Greenside Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BOISSEAU, Christopher David→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-24
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Active
BOISSEAU, Alexander George Balfour→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-01-26
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Active
BOISSEAU, Christopher David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-24
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Active
BOISSEAU, Harry John Lincoln→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-05-01
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Active
BOISSEAU, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-03-24
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-03-24
Resigned
BOISSEAU, Charles David Edwin→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-05-01 · resigned 2022-01-26
Resigned
WARD, Lora Elizabeth Charlotte→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2022-11-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property21/11/2008—
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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-26