HOME SWEET HOME LETTING AGENCY LIMITED

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SC501315 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24

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 steady · low confidence

Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	3	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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officers · CH01
2026-04-08
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officers · CH01
2026-04-08
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address · AD01
2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-20
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accounts · AA
2022-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-20
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accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-03-24
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Company incorporated
As HOME SWEET HOME LETTING AGENCY LIMITED
2015-03-24
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LAZCANO-THORNTON, Catherine Giselle appointed
director
2015-03-24
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THORNTON, Daniel John appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

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.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel John Thornton Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Catherine Giselle Lazcano-Thornton Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-03-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Home Sweet Home Letting Agency Home Sweet Home Letting Agency Ltd

6 Commercial Street

Edinburgh

City Of Edinburgh

EH6 6JA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAZCANO-THORNTON, Catherine Giselle→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-24

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THORNTON, Daniel John→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-24

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-08