NEW TOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC536495 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,196
Very low cash
Cash position: £9
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,296 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 5296% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k£10k£26k£41k£56k£72kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£194£8.5k
Current assets£67.7k£71.6k
Cash£9£9
Net assets£-5.2k£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-27
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-08-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-08-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2016-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As NEW TOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
  20. 2016-05-26
    HOLT, Barry John appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-26
    STOA, Wendy 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-06-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry John Holt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2016
Miss Wendy Stoa
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Inverleith Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 5PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-06-08OVERDUE
Last: 2024-05-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HOLT, Barry John
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Active
STOA, Wendy
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-01