WHITECROSS BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC388857 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-15
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 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£59.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £59,245
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,259 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£59k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£240k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £78.7k | £233.9k |
| Current assets | £240.0k | £225.5k |
| Net assets | £59.2k | £75.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-05➖GOLDER, Robin Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-04➕GOLDER, Robin Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs WHITECROSS BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2010-11-15➕SCOTT, Claire Reid appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-15➕SCOTT, Claire Reid appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15➕SCOTT, Graeme Finlay appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Finlay Scott Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Claire Reid Scott Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
3 Clairmont Gardens
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G3 7LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SCOTT, Claire Reid→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-11-15
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SCOTT, Claire Reid→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-11-15
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SCOTT, Graeme Finlay→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-11-15
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GOLDER, Robin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2024-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02