GILFILLAN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC477127 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-08
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · PSC count: 2 → 3
  • · Filings: 24 → 25
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑PSC count: 2 → 3
  • ↑Filings: 24 → 25
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (70/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees200

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

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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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-24
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    GILFILLAN, Loraine Allan appointed
    director
  16. 2015-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2014-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As GILFILLAN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    GILFILLAN, Lorn Cameron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILFILLAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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
Mrs Lorraine Allan Gilfillan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Lorn Cameron Gilfillan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lorn Cameron Gilfillanceased 06/04/2016· 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
Incorporated2014-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

11 Cherry Tree Drive
Kirkmuirhill
Lanark
ML11 9TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GILFILLAN, Loraine Allan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILFILLAN, Lorn Cameron→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23