YORK PLACE (NO.514) LIMITED

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SC354576 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    HARTLEY, Alan James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Lorraine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2009-12-21
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-12-21
    ➖
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Alan James appointed
    director
  21. 2009-12-21
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2009-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As YORK PLACE (NO.514) LIMITED
  23. 2009-02-05
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-02-05
    ➕
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2009-02-05
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Alan James Hartley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lorraine Elizabeth Hartley
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

31 Cadogan Road
Edinburgh
EH16 6LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HARTLEY, Lorraine Elizabeth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned
HARTLEY, Alan James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-12-21 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-06