BARRLANDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC372717 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-10
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,930
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£748
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.5k | £41.0k |
| Current assets | £748 | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £-4.9k | £-4.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-10➕WRIGHT, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2026-01-10➖WRIGHT, Constance Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30➖WRIGHT, John Waite resigneddirector
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scotia Capital Partners LTD
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-08➕KETTLEWELL, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Westmarch Barrhead LLP
- 2010-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRLANDS LIMITED
- 2010-02-10➕WRIGHT, Gordon Sturgess appointeddirector
- 2010-02-10➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-02-10➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-02-10➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-02-10➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2010-02-10➕WRIGHT, Constance Mary appointeddirector
- 2010-02-10➕WRIGHT, John Waite appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
505 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
KETTLEWELL, Angela→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-03-08
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WRIGHT, Gordon Sturgess→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2010-02-10
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WRIGHT, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-01-10
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2010-02-10
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2010-02-10
WRIGHT, Constance Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2026-01-10
WRIGHT, John Waite→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2024-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scotia Capital Partners Scotia Capital Partners LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/02/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Westmarch Barrhead Westmarch Barrhead LLP | Standard security | 1 property | 02/04/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27