CORE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC489033 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-16
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 closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£10.8k
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: medium (76/100)

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
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,796
Cash YoY
+99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↑ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 13107% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 310% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£83£10k£20k£30k£41k£51kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£10.8k£-83
Current assets£50.9k£12.4k
Cash£23.8k£12.0k
Debtors£27.1k£421
Net assets£10.8k£-83

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-03
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    MCCALLUM, Kathleen resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-04
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    MCCALLUM, John Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-02-17
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CORE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED
  21. 2014-10-16
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, John Alexander appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-10-16
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, Kathleen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alexander Mccallum
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kathleen Mccallumceased 03/07/2025· 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
Incorporated2014-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

26 Ritchie Street
West Kilbride
Ayrshire
KA23 9AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCCALLUM, John Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-16
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Active
MCCALLUM, John Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
MCCALLUM, Kathleen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-10-16 · resigned 2025-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16