CTF PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC349374 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£67.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £67,296

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£67k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£72.0k£57.1k
Current assets£14.3k£19.0k
Net assets£67.3k£52.0k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-01
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    DISTON, Mark Imrie appointed
    director
  7. 2021-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-11
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    BOYACK, David Robertson resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-01-13
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    DISTON, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-01-13
    ➕
    BOYACK, David Robertson appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-30
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    FORD, Nigel William Frew resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-21
    ➕
    DISTON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CTF PROPERTIES LIMITED
  23. 2008-10-02
    ➕
    FORD, Nigel William Frew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorraine Diston
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2008-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

6 Culzean Crescent
Kirkcaldy
KY2 6UZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DISTON, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-13
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Active
DISTON, Lorraine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-07-21
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Active
DISTON, Mark Imrie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-11-01
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Active
BOYACK, David Robertson→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2020-05-11
Resigned
FORD, Nigel William Frew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-02 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-21