AMA PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC274720 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-14
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-27
    ➖
    MURRAY, Jennifer resigned
    director
  11. 2019-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    FAIRWEATHER, Alexander Forbes resigned
    director
  16. 2016-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-23
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-09-19
    ➖
    MURRAY, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMA PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  20. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    MURRAY, Allan Cameron appointed
    director
  21. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    MURRAY, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-10-14
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    FAIRWEATHER, Alexander Forbes appointed
    director
  25. 2004-10-14
    ➕
    MURRAY, Jennifer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Cameron Murray
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AMG LETTING LIMITED→
SC581591 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
AMULREE PROPERTIES LIMITED→
SC716717 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ANDORINHA PROPERTIES LTD→
SC763738 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ANDOUJI LTD→
SC779728 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ANDREUCCI LIMITED→
SC785557 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ANDREW NEWMAN LIMITED→
SC692655 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ANDSTRAT (NO. 363) LIMITED→
SC407888 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
ANDSTRAT (NO. 420) C LIMITED→
SC575556 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ANDSTRAT (NO. 420) F LIMITED→
SC575577 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ANDSTRAT (NO. 420) G LIMITED→
SC575578 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ANDSTRAT (NO. 420) H LIMITED→
SC575579 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ANDSTRAT (NO.426) LIMITED→
SC789227 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3b Ormiston Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 7SJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MURRAY, Allan Cameron→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2015-09-19
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2004-10-14
Resigned
FAIRWEATHER, Alexander Forbes→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
MURRAY, Jennifer→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2020-04-27
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-29