CAIRNS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC529192 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.43M |
| Current assets | — | £20.4k |
| Cash | — | £19.0k |
| Debtors | — | £1.3k |
| Net assets | — | £14.3k |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-06➖CAIRNS, Graham Daniel resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-26🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-07🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Keystone Property Finance Limited
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-04🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2018-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-15🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2018-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-07-09🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2018-03-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-08🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2017-12-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2017-10-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2017-10-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2017-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2017-06-15➖CAIRNS, Graham Daniel resigneddirector
- 2016-03-14➕CAIRNS, Graham Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-14➕CAIRNS, Graham Daniel appointeddirector
- 2016-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRNS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD.
- 2016-03-09➕CAIRNS, Darren Wilson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAIRNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 low10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Wilson Cairns Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
2, Melville Street
Falkirk
FK1 1HZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CAIRNS, Darren Wilson→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAIRNS, Graham Daniel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2023-02-06
CAIRNS, Graham Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2017-06-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/10/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Keystone Property Finance Keystone Property Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/07/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/03/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-09