REID OF PAISLEY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC328900 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Day-to-day operations most likely involve letting and managing residential or commercial properties in Scotland, operating as a small private landlord or property management entity, with the Reid of Paisley name suggesting a family-run or locally-branded real estate letting business based in Hamilton.

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    MORTIMER, Debra Robina appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-07-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-07-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-11
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    MORTIMER, Debra Robina, Dr resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-12
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    MORTIMER, Debra Robina, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-09-20
    ➖
    REID, Eric Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-06
    ➕
    REID, Eric Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-02
    ➕
    LAVIZANI, Saeed appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-02
    ➖
    LAVIZANI, Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2013-07-02
    ➕
    NAJAFIAN, Ali Akbar appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-02
    ➖
    NAJAFIAN, Ali Akbar resigned
    director
  25. 2012-02-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
  26. 2012-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
  27. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    REID SNR, Eric resigned
    director
  28. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    LAVIZANI, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    REID, Eric Peter resigned
    secretary
  30. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    REID, Eric Peter resigned
    director
  31. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    REID SNR, Eric appointed
    director
  32. 2009-01-12
    ➕
    REID, Eric Peter appointed
    secretary
  33. 2009-01-12
    ➕
    REID, Eric Peter appointed
    director
  34. 2007-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As REID OF PAISLEY LTD.
  35. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Saeed Lavizani
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

4d Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 6JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

LAVIZANI, Saeed→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTIMER, Debra Robina→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Eric Peter→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned
LAVIZANI, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2013-07-02
Resigned
MORTIMER, Debra Robina, Dr→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2021-01-11
Resigned
NAJAFIAN, Ali Akbar→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-02 · resigned 2013-07-02
Resigned
REID, Eric Peter→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-06 · resigned 2015-09-20
Resigned
REID, Eric Peter→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
REID SNR, Eric→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
Standard security1 property15/02/2012—
outstanding
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property10/02/2012—
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Recent filings (73 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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officers · TM01
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21