TRANSCAL PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC339568 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
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
Property-backed borrower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  6. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-06-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-15
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    address · AD01
  17. 2014-07-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2014-05-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-04-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2009-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Trustees of the Transcal Limited Director's Pension Scheme
  21. 2008-04-23
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    AITKEN, Donna appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-23
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    AITKEN, Robert Bond appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-23
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    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-04-23
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    AS DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As TRANSCAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  26. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-03-13
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    AS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Robert Bond Aitken
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Transcal House Firth Road
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 5DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AITKEN, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-23
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Active
AITKEN, Robert Bond→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-04-23
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Active
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned
AS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/07/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/05/201413/04/2023
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property22/04/2014—
outstanding
The Trustees of the Transcal Director's Pension Scheme
The Trustees of the Transcal Limited Director's Pension Scheme
Standard security1 property15/04/2009—
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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08