BALLANTYNES SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC390247 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£142.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 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.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £141,982
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,744 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Net Worth
£142k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£61k£92k£123k£154kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£20.5k£21.2k
Net assets£142.0k£153.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-10-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-10-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
  6. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-20
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-09-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-07-07
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-14
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-28
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    WEBSTER, Scott appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-02
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  18. 2020-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-26
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    BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh resigned
    director
  21. 2017-11-01
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    BALLANTYNE, Charlotte Elizabeth Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-11-01
    ➖
    BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Knowe Properties Limited
  24. 2017-01-01
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    MCKENZIE, Gordon Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-14
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Rory Euan appointed
    director
  26. 2010-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALLANTYNES SCOTLAND LIMITED
  27. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALLANTYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

Ballantynes Property Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ballantynes Property Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BALLANTYNES SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC390247

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ballantynes Property Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/08/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Tom Hugh Ballantyneceased 26/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Rory Euan Ballantyneceased 30/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

30 Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last: 2026-06-15

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BALLANTYNE, Charlotte Elizabeth Jane→
secretary · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, Rory Euan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, Gordon Richard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Scott→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
BALLANTYNE, Tom Hugh→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2018-07-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Hampden & Co , 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
A registered charge1 property04/10/2023—
satisfied
Knowe Properties
Knowe Properties Limited
A registered charge—30/08/201720/09/2023
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08