HANDYL PROPERTIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC536421 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 9.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
24 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £37,336
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£37k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 181% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £232.4k | £228.6k |
| Current assets | £5.8k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £37.3k | £26.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-10-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-10-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs HANDYL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2016-05-26➕PEARSON, Alan James appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-26➕PEARSON, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2016-05-26➕PEARSON, Claire Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Alan James Pearson Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/05/2016 |
Mrs Claire Elizabeth Pearson Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
20 Beaconsfield Place
Aberdeen
AB15 4AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PEARSON, Alan James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-05-26
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PEARSON, Alan James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-05-26
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PEARSON, Claire Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/10/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-25