HOPE PARK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC316869 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
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
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 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
75
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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| 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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-09➕LAIDLAW, Elspeth Mairi appointeddirector
- 2020-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-01➕MACFARLANE, Sheonad Catherine appointeddirector
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-13➕LAIDLAW, Alan Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-06-26➖LAIDLAW, David resigneddirector
- 2007-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HOPE PARK LIMITED
- 2007-02-20➕LAIDLAW, Elspeth Mairi appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-20➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-20➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-20➕LAIDLAW, David appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-20➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Elspeth Mairi Laidlaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- David Laidlawceased 26/06/2019· significant influence
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
4 Lothian Street
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1DS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
LAIDLAW, Elspeth Mairi→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAIDLAW, Alan Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-12-13
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LAIDLAW, Elspeth Mairi→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-11-09
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MACFARLANE, Sheonad Catherine→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-01
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2007-02-20
LAIDLAW, David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2019-06-26
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2007-02-20
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22