CORRAN PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC396625 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,632,023
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.0m
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£353k£706k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.63M£1.53M
Current assets£1.13M£1.77M
Cash£1.01M£886.6k
Debtors£117.6k£878.6k
Net assets£1.63M£1.52M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-15
    BALL, Jennifer Mclean Mckenzie appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2023-04-03
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  8. 2023-03-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-02-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-07-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2019-07-12
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  19. 2019-06-03
    LEWIS, Robert Frederick resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORRAN PROPERTIES LIMITED
  21. 2011-03-30
    BALL, Nicholas Spencer appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-30
    LEWIS, Robert Frederick 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Spencer Ball
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Frederick Lewisceased 03/06/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

18 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BALL, Jennifer Mclean Mckenzie
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
BALL, Nicholas Spencer
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-03-30
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Active
LEWIS, Robert Frederick
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2019-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-03
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12