STRUCTUS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC267775 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 19.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 100 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17➖MACLACHLAN, Caroline Evelyn resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-11📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2016-08-11📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2016-08-11📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2016-05-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2007-12-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-12-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-11-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-11-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2004-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs STRUCTUS LIMITED
- 2004-05-12➕MACLACHLAN, Rory appointeddirector
- 2004-05-12➕MACLACHLAN, Caroline Evelyn appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-12➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-05-12➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Rory Maclachlan Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| V&A HOUSES LTD→ SC788882 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| VISSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC796661 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Newliston
Kirkliston
West Lothian
EH29 9EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MACLACHLAN, Rory→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLACHLAN, Caroline Evelyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-12 · resigned 2026-02-17
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-12 · resigned 2004-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 10/12/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/2006 | 29/07/2010 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/11/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 11/10/2006 | 15/12/2007 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-23