STRAITON BUSINESS PARCS LTD

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SC300568 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (79/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Yogesh resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-06
    ➖
    BROWN, Marianne Gibson resigned
    director
  14. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-11-14
    ➕
    PATEL, Yogesh appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    ROLWEGAN, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    ROLWEGAN, Margaret Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    MACFARLANE, Jamie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    MACFARLANE, Jamie resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRAITON BUSINESS PARCS LTD
  24. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    MACFARLANE, Jamie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    BROWN, Marianne Gibson appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    MACFARLANE, Jamie appointed
    director
  29. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-16: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Grant Butchart
Individual · British · DOB 08/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2006-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

13 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ROLWEGAN, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-22
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Active
ROLWEGAN, Margaret Ruth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-08-22
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Active
MACFARLANE, Jamie→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned
BROWN, Marianne Gibson→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
MACFARLANE, Jamie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
PATEL, Yogesh→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-14 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20