MANOR ESTATES ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC337537 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-09

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£24.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £24,217

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£999

~ YoY

Net Worth

£24k

↑ 24117% YoY

Current Assets

£31k

↑ 134% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£24.2k	£100
Current assets	£31.1k	£13.3k
Cash	£999	£999
Debtors	£30.1k	£12.3k
Net assets	£24.2k	£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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accounts · AA
2025-06-03
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officers · CH01
2025-02-14
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MCMURRAY, Brian John resigned
director
2025-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
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FYVIE, George resigned
director
2024-02-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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ELLIOTT, Roddy appointed
director
2023-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
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JAYNE, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-22
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MOORE, Ann appointed
director
2022-09-22
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SLATER, Erin appointed
director
2022-08-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-28
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officers · AP01
2021-10-27
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KITCHENER, Geoff appointed
director
2021-10-27
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JAYNE, Christopher Michael appointed
director
2021-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-23
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FYVIE, George appointed
director
2021-09-08
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MILLS, Samantha resigned
director
2021-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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TAIT, Carole appointed
director
2020-01-02
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MCEWAN, Doug resigned
director
2019-09-19
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MILLS, Samantha appointed
director
2019-06-21
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HUTTON, Rachel resigned
director
2019-04-24
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KELLY, Tracey resigned
director
2019-02-21
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MOODIE, Andrew Burt appointed
director
2018-12-04
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MCBEATH, William Graham resigned
director
2018-09-13
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FOUNTAIN, Margaret Smith Barrie resigned
director
2018-06-19
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MCEWAN, Doug appointed
director
2018-06-19
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MCMURRAY, Brian John appointed
director
2018-03-28
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HUTTON, Rachel appointed
director
2018-01-31
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HANLEY, Derek resigned
director
2017-03-29
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KELLY, Tracey appointed
director
2017-01-25
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HANLEY, Derek appointed
director
2017-01-01
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MOTION, Alexander Pretties Mcdonald resigned
director
2016-11-29
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LINDSAY, David resigned
director
2015-09-22
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FOUNTAIN, Margaret Smith Barrie appointed
director
2012-05-30
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MOTION, Alexander Pretties Mcdonald appointed
director
2012-05-12
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JOHNSTON, Ian resigned
director
2009-12-03
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MACDONALD, Lynn resigned
secretary
2009-06-24
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CHATTERJEE, Ella Barnard resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Manor Estates Housing Association Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Manor Estates Housing Association Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MANOR ESTATES ASSOCIATES LIMITED

This company · SC337537

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Manor Estates Housing Association Limited Corporate entity	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-02-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Suite 4, 5 New Mart Place

New Mart Place

Edinburgh

EH14 1RW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23