NEXT HOME (SCOTLAND) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC264812 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-12

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 21.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Real estate agencies

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.3y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-10-08
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accounts · AA
2024-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-29
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officers · AP03
2023-08-29
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officers · AP01
2023-08-29
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officers · TM02
2023-08-29
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officers · TM01
2023-07-19
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WILSON, Simon Levick Garth appointed
secretary
2023-07-19
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WILSON, Simon Levick Garth appointed
director
2023-07-19
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JAMIESON, Iain Alexander resigned
secretary
2023-07-19
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JAMIESON, Iain Alexander resigned
director
2023-04-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-03
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officers · AP01
2022-02-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-03
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address · AD01
2022-02-03
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officers · TM02
2022-02-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-03
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officers · AP01
2022-01-31
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PILE, Simon Timothy appointed
director
2022-01-31
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TAYLOR, Tom appointed
director
2022-01-31
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JAMIESON, Iain Alexander appointed
secretary
2022-01-31
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MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll resigned
secretary
2022-01-31
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JAMIESON, Iain Alexander appointed
director
2021-10-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-10-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-12-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-01-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-03-12
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Company incorporated
As NEXT HOME (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2004-03-12
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GREENER, John appointed
director
2004-03-12
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MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll appointed
director
2004-03-12
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MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll appointed
secretary
2004-03-12
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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2004-03-12
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2004-03-12
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-12
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 22 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Fairstone Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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NEXT HOME (SCOTLAND) LTD.

This company · SC264812

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
Fairstone Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	31/01/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alexander Caroll Mcdonaldceased 31/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Greenerceased 31/01/2022· 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

Incorporated2004-03-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

63-65 George Street

Perth

Perthshire

Scotland

PH1 5LB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last: 2026-03-12