SYDNEY & ARBROATH PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC273127 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-09

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Turnover	—	£95.3k
Gross profit	—	£95.2k
Operating profit	—	£-42.3k
Profit before tax	—	£-107.3k
Average employees	300	400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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officers · AP03
2026-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-31
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CLARK, Karen appointed
secretary
2025-12-31
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MORTIMER, Alexandra Mary resigned
secretary
2025-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02
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MORTIMER, Alexandra Mary appointed
secretary
2024-08-27
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COLLYER, Katharine Jane resigned
secretary
2024-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
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JORDAN, Lívia resigned
director
2024-01-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
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officers · AP01
2024-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-24
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GROSS, David Gabriel appointed
director
2024-01-24
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HUGHES, Rhys Douglas appointed
director
2024-01-24
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ANNING, Richard John resigned
director
2024-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-20
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officers · CH01
2022-10-20
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officers · CH01
2022-10-20
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-01
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JORDAN, Lívia appointed
director
2021-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-08
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2016-08-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
2016-08-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
2009-07-01
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COLLYER, Katharine Jane appointed
secretary
2009-06-30
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CURTIS, Wendy June resigned
secretary
2009-06-30
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CURTIS, Wendy June resigned
director
2009-02-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-02-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-02-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-11-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited
2004-11-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited as Trustee
2004-10-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited
2004-09-09
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Company incorporated
As SYDNEY & ARBROATH PROPERTIES LIMITED
2004-09-09
➕
CHILDS, Simon John appointed
director
2004-09-09
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CURTIS, Wendy June appointed
secretary
2004-09-09
➕
ANNING, Richard John appointed
director
2004-09-09
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CURTIS, Wendy June appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Sydney & London Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sydney & London Properties Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SYDNEY & ARBROATH PROPERTIES LIMITED

This company · SC273127

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
Sydney & London Properties Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1 George Square

Glasgow

G2 1AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

CLARK, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2025-12-31

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Active

CHILDS, Simon John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-09

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Active

GROSS, David Gabriel→

director · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-24

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Active

HUGHES, Rhys Douglas→

director · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-24

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Active

COLLYER, Katharine Jane→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2024-08-27

Resigned

CURTIS, Wendy June→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2009-06-30

Resigned

MORTIMER, Alexandra Mary→

secretary · appointed 2024-09-02 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

ANNING, Richard John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2024-01-24

Resigned

CURTIS, Wendy June→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2009-06-30

Resigned

JORDAN, Lívia→

director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2024-08-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	2 properties	08/09/2016	—
outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee	A registered charge	—	30/08/2016	—
outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee	A registered charge	—	30/08/2016	—
satisfied	Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited	Standard security	1 property	02/11/2004	14/02/2009
satisfied	Norwich Union Mortgage Finance as Trustee Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited as Trustee	Assignation of rents	1 property	01/11/2004	19/02/2009
satisfied	Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited	Floating charge	2 properties	26/10/2004	13/02/2009

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Recent filings (77 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-19

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-18

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-09-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-09-09

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

officers · TM01

2024-08-21

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

officers · AP01

2024-01-25

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

officers · AP01

2024-01-25

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

officers · TM01

2024-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-20