CHEPSTOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC389803 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-01
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,663

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£2k£11k£24k£36k£49kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£33.4k£33.9k
Current assets—£49.1k
Debtors£48.8k£49.1k
Net assets£-14.7k£-14.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-07
    ➖
    DEMPSEY, Niall James resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-30
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Brian John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-09
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Niall James appointed
    director
  14. 2021-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    MIRNER, Brendan Francis resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    MIRNER, Brendan Francis resigned
    director
  22. 2011-01-25
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, James appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHEPSTOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    MIRNER, Brendan Francis appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    MIRNER, Brendan Francis appointed
    director
  28. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

41 Cherrybank Walk
Airdrie
ML6 0LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Brian John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMPSEY, James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIRNER, Brendan Francis→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
DEMPSEY, Niall James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
MIRNER, Brendan Francis→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22