SOUTHSIDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC335702 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-31
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 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4100 | 3800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-02📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2015-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs SOUTHSIDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT UK LTD
- 2007-12-31➕DAVIDSON, John William appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➕DAVIDSON, John William appointeddirector
- 2007-12-31➕DAVIDSON, Katherine Sian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John William Davidson Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TULLYBEAGLES LIMITED→ SC352935 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| TWENTY TWO HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC587584 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| W PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD→ SC821333 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD→ SC747419 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| WATERLOO COMMERCIAL LTD→ SC830006 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WEEHI PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC722230 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| WELCOME NEST LTD→ SC857985 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST TOWN LIMITED→ SC340005 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| WFW PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC853453 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WIDIT PROPERTIES LTD→ SC847843 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
20 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9DH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIDSON, John William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-12-31
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DAVIDSON, John William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-12-31
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DAVIDSON, Katherine Sian→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2007-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 20/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/06/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-05-23