RIVERSIDE INVERCLYDE (PROPERTY HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC331360 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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 business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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  2. 2025-04-17
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-19
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    MITCHELL, Robert resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-08-31
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    FREW, Stephen Allan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-31
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    MCQUADE, James Allan resigned
    director
  13. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-12-13
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  17. 2019-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-12-09
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    MCDONAGH, Gavin appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-09
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    RAMAGE, John Watt appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-09
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    MITCHELL, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-06-30
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    MCCARTHY, Gerard John, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-06-27
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    MCGREGOR, Anne Campbell resigned
    director
  25. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-01-07
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    SHAW, Charles Mclaughlin resigned
    director
  27. 2014-06-25
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    WILSON, David Alexander, Cllr resigned
    director
  28. 2014-03-27
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    MCCARTHY, Gerard John, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2013-09-19
    ➕
    WILSON, David Alexander, Cllr appointed
    director
  30. 2013-08-30
    ➖
    YOUNG, Alfred Hall resigned
    director
  31. 2011-07-07
    ➖
    MCGARVA, Steven William resigned
    director
  32. 2011-01-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mapeley Steps Limited
  33. 2008-08-11
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    SHAW, Charles Mclaughlin appointed
    director
  34. 2008-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Peel Land and Property (Greenock Harbours) Limited
  35. 2008-02-27
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    MCMILLAN, Lorraine Anne resigned
    director
  36. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    MCQUADE, James Allan appointed
    director
  37. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Anne Campbell appointed
    director
  38. 2007-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As RIVERSIDE INVERCLYDE (PROPERTY HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  39. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    CLOCHERTY, James Joseph appointed
    director
  41. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    MCGARVA, Steven William appointed
    director
  42. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Lorraine Anne appointed
    director
  43. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alfred Hall appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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.)

Group structure

Riverside Inverclyde is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Riverside Inverclyde
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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RIVERSIDE INVERCLYDE (PROPERTY HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · SC331360

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Riverside Inverclyde
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite E1 Custom House
Custom House Quay
Greenock
PA15 1EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-24
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Active
CLOCHERTY, James Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-24
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Active
FREW, Stephen Allan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-31
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Active
MCDONAGH, Gavin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-12-09
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Active
RAMAGE, John Watt→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-09
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Active
MCCARTHY, Gerard John, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
MCGARVA, Steven William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
MCGREGOR, Anne Campbell→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2019-06-27
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Lorraine Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2008-02-27
Resigned
MCQUADE, James Allan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-12-09 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
SHAW, Charles Mclaughlin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-11 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned
WILSON, David Alexander, Cllr→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2014-06-25
Resigned
YOUNG, Alfred Hall→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mapeley Steps
Mapeley Steps Limited
Standard security1 property28/01/2011—
outstanding
Peel Land and Property (Greenock Harbours)
Peel Land and Property (Greenock Harbours) Limited
Standard security1 property24/07/2008—
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05