BREMNER PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC279407 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,717

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k£5k£17k£29k£41k£53kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-6.7k£-6.5k
Current assets£53.2k£53.2k
Net assets£-6.7k£-6.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-02-04
    ➕
    BREMNER, Alasdair John Fraser appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-02-04
    ➖
    INNES & MACKAY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-08-15
    ➕
    INNES & MACKAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-08-15
    ➖
    INNES & MACKAY SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BREMNER PROPERTIES LIMITED
  21. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    BREMNER, Alasdair John Fraser appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    BREMNER, Charles John Fraser appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    INNES & MACKAY SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-02-04
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BREMNER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles John Fraser Bremner
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alasdair John Fraser Bremner
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BREMNER, Alasdair John Fraser→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREMNER, Alasdair John Fraser→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREMNER, Charles John Fraser→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INNES & MACKAY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-15 · resigned 2008-02-04
Resigned
INNES & MACKAY SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-08-15
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-08