SISTERS PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.3y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £388.9k | £167.3k |
| Current assets | — | £393 |
| Cash | £145.9k | £393 |
| Net assets | £86.4k | £90.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 5 mortgage
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27➖MCDOUGALL, Gemma resigneddirector
- 2026-01-27➖MCDOUGALL, Mark Fraser resigneddirector
- 2026-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-11-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-11-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-11-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30➕MCDOUGALL, Gemma appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30➕MCDOUGALL, Mark Fraser appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09➖MCDOUGALL, Fraser resigneddirector
- 2023-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06➕MCDOUGALL, Fraser appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-02-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs SISTERS PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2014-10-30➕MCDOUGALL, Ewen appointeddirector
- 2014-10-30➕MCDOUGALL, Jacqueline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med · 1 lowMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCDOUGALL, Gemma resigned 2026-01-27; MCDOUGALL, Mark Fraser resigned 2026-01-27
Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-12-03: A registered charge; 2025-11-19: A registered charge; 2025-11-19: A registered charge
Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ewen Mcdougall Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Jaqueline Mcdougall Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/03/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/02/2015 | 27/11/2025 |