CARLOWRIE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC417488 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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.

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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
70
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,179

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£484
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£3.2k
Current assets£484
Net assets£3.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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  2. 2024-12-13
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  3. 2024-11-25
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  4. 2024-02-23
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  5. 2022-12-20
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  6. 2022-11-30
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  7. 2022-02-25
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  8. 2021-02-24
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    RANALDI, Michael Philip resigned
    director
  9. 2021-02-24
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  10. 2021-02-05
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  11. 2019-11-29
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  12. 2018-11-16
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  13. 2017-11-29
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  14. 2016-11-25
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  15. 2016-03-01
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  16. 2015-11-16
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  17. 2012-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CARLOWRIE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  18. 2012-02-21
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    RANALDI, Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-21
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    RANALDI, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-21
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    RANALDI, Michael Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ranaldi
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/02/2017
Mrs Anne Ranaldi
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/02/2017

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
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Mitchell House 5 Mitchell Street
Leith
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH6 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RANALDI, Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-02-21
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Active
RANALDI, Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-21
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Active
RANALDI, Michael Philip→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2021-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05