GEORGE RUSSELL ESTATES (SOUTRA) LIMITED

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SC488693 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-10
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,086,767
Cash draining
Cash down 93% YoY
Cash YoY
-93%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 93% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£185k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£217k£435k£652k£869k£1.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£1.51M£1.50M
Current assets£185.2k£179.5k
Cash£3.8k£52.8k
Debtors£181.4k£126.8k
Net assets£1.09M£1.08M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2022-12-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  6. 2022-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-06
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    RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell resigned
    director
  8. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-04
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  10. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-02-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE RUSSELL ESTATES (SOUTRA) LIMITED
  20. 2014-10-10
    ➕
    RUSSELL JNR, George Lithgow appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-10
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    RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 George Lithgow Russell Jnr
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Lesliepark
Headswood
Denny
Stirlingshire
FK6 6BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RUSSELL JNR, George Lithgow→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-10-10
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Active
RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2022-12-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—16/12/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/10/2016—
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-09