ENTERPRISE PROPERTIES (ORKNEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC327200 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-03

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

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2018-04-18
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2007-11-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2007-09-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2007-07-03
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Company incorporated
As ENTERPRISE PROPERTIES (ORKNEY) LIMITED
2007-07-03
➕
SCOTT, Anthony Learmonth appointed
secretary
2007-07-03
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SCOTT, Anthony Learmonth appointed
director
2007-07-03
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SCOTT, Graham Elliot appointed
director
2007-07-03
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SCOTT, Heather Jane appointed
director
2007-07-03
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SCOTT, Yvonne Christine appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Learmonth Scott Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/07/2016
Mr Graham Elliot Scott Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/07/2016

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

Incorporated2007-07-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Carisbrooke

Old Finstown Road

St. Ola

KW15 1TR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Anthony Learmonth→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-03

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SCOTT, Anthony Learmonth→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-03

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SCOTT, Graham Elliot→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-03

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SCOTT, Heather Jane→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-03

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SCOTT, Yvonne Christine→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-03

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	08/11/2007	16/08/2018
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	07/09/2007	16/08/2018