HOMARNA ECOSTORE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC254848 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-08-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.3k
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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 £18,260
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£18k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 7.9% 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 | £18.3k | £17.4k |
| Current assets | £15.8k | £14.6k |
| Net assets | £18.3k | £17.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07➕HOSSACK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2024-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23➖WATSON, James Thomson resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-01-18➖CHAPMAN, Douglas George resigneddirector
- 2009-03-09➖STEWART, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2004-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Douglas George appointeddirector
- 2003-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs HOMARNA ECOSTORE LIMITED
- 2003-08-27➕NORRIS, James appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-27➕NORRIS, James appointeddirector
- 2003-08-27➕STEWART, Alastair appointeddirector
- 2003-08-27➕WATSON, James Thomson appointeddirector
- 2003-08-27➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-08-27➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2003-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
4 Ross Street
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 0AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
HOSSACK, Steven→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORRIS, James→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, Douglas George→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2017-01-18
STEWART, Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2003-08-27 · resigned 2009-03-09
WATSON, James Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-08-27 · resigned 2023-11-23
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-08-27 · resigned 2003-08-27
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-11