COUNTY PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC274971 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 19.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-01-30➖CRAWFORD, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2017-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-12-31➖BRATCHIE, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-08-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-08-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-03-10➕CRAWFORD, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2004-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs COUNTY PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2004-10-20➕CRAWFORD, David Scott appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-20➕CRAWFORD, David Scott appointeddirector
- 2004-10-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-20➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-20➕BRATCHIE, David Robert appointeddirector
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 68 — 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 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Scott Crawford Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2004-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
10 St Cuthberts Street
Mauchline
Ayrshire
KA5 6SP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CRAWFORD, David Scott→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD, David Scott→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2004-10-20
BRATCHIE, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2006-12-31
CRAWFORD, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-03-10 · resigned 2017-01-30
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 11/08/2006 | 23/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 11/08/2006 | 23/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 23/06/2006 | 01/06/2017 |
Recent filings (55 total)
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2025-07-30
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2024-11-23
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2024-07-29
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2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-07-28
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2022-11-25
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2022-07-22
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2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-07-27
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2020-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-07-27
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2019-11-01
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2019-07-18
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2018-11-04