LOCHABER PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC447043 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£111.0k
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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £110,952
Net assets shrinking
Down £416 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£111k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£113k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£45k£68k£91k£114kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£111.0k£111.4k
Current assets£113.3k£113.7k
Net assets£111.0k£111.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-27
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    MACKENZIE, Kathleen resigned
    director
  16. 2013-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As LOCHABER PROPERTIES LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-08
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    MACKENZIE, William appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-08
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Kathleen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 William Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1942 · age 84
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Park Terrace Park Terrace
Foyers
Inverness
IV2 6YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACKENZIE, William→
director · ~84y · appointed 2013-04-08
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Active
MACKENZIE, Kathleen→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2015-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-03