CLAN GORDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC344424 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-16

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	17	1600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2019-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-06-16
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Company incorporated
As CLAN GORDON LIMITED
2008-06-16
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GORDON, George Samuel appointed
secretary
2008-06-16
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GORDON, Andrew Stewart Robertson appointed
director
2008-06-16
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GORDON, Jonathan Deans Rankin appointed
director
2008-06-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-06-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-06-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GORDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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 signal

Multiple 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan Deans Rankin Gordon Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016
Mr Andrew Stewart Robertson Gordon Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/06/2016

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

Incorporated2008-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

8 Craiglockhart View

Edinburgh

EH14 1BX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GORDON, George Samuel→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-16

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Active

GORDON, Andrew Stewart Robertson→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-06-16

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Active

GORDON, Jonathan Deans Rankin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-06-16

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

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