ULVERSTON CANAL CO LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC369920 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-10
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
    ➕
    LEWSLEY, John Charles appointed
    director
  7. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    TOWERS, Simon resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-04-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-04-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-12-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ULVERSTON CANAL CO LTD.
  21. 2009-12-10
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-12-10
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-12-10
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2009-12-10
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  25. 2009-12-10
    ➕
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Brownfield Land Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Brownfield Land Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ULVERSTON CANAL CO LTD.
This company · SC369920

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brownfield Land Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2020
Mr Robert Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Npl Landcare Holdings Ltdceased 01/04/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ALIETH LTD→
SC572672 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ALIXER REALTY LIMITED→
SC847473 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALLAN PROPERTY LTD→
SC657444 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ALO HOMES LIMITED→
SC748867 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ALPHA ZEN LTD→
SC848922 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AM PLUS LETTINGS LTD→
SC818783 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AMANDA BRITAIN LTD→
SC454489 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
AMCM IDEAL PROPERTY LIMITED→
SC845984 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AMG DEVELOPMENTS SCOTLAND LTD→
SC800930 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AMIN COMMERCIAL ESTATES LTD→
SC735235 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AMIZ LTD→
SC696282 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AMIZ PROPERTIES LTD→
SC742333 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

183 St. Vincent Street
First Floor
Glasgow
G2 5QD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LEWSLEY, John Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-10 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-12-10 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned
TOWERS, Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-10 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (52 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-04-20