YEWLANDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC345534 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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  2. 2025-05-01
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  6. 2024-07-05
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  7. 2023-08-16
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    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-08-16
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  9. 2023-08-01
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  10. 2023-07-27
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  11. 2022-11-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-11-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  13. 2022-07-08
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  14. 2022-07-08
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  16. 2022-07-08
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  17. 2022-05-19
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  18. 2022-05-16
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  19. 2022-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2022-04-14
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2021-11-03
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  22. 2021-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-07-31
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    DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2020-07-31
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    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2020-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  27. 2013-03-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2013-03-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2011-07-19
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    CALUM I DUNCAN CORPORATE CONSULTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2011-07-19
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    DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2011-01-13
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    CALUM I DUNCAN CORPORATE CONSULTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2011-01-13
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    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As YEWLANDS LTD
  34. 2008-07-09
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    BALLAM, Jill Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2008-07-09
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    BALLAM, Keith John appointed
    director
  36. 2008-07-09
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    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith John Ballam
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jill Elizabeth Ballam
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2008-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

A9 Accountancy Limited Elm House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BALLAM, Jill Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLAM, Keith John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALUM I DUNCAN CORPORATE CONSULTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2011-07-19
Resigned
DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-09 · resigned 2011-01-13
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2023-08-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge10 properties18/11/2022—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property26/03/201303/11/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property20/03/201316/05/2022
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08