BUCHANAN RENTALS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC544554 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-05
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 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£26.3k
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £26,267
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £137.2k | £143.9k |
| Current assets | £1.7k | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £26.3k | £26.0k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-06-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-01-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCHANAN RENTALS LTD
- 2016-09-05➕SYMON, Craig Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-09-05➕TOOKE, Dawn Erica, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +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 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
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
50 Buchanan Drive
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 3PE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SYMON, Craig Alexander→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOOKE, Dawn Erica, Dr→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-09-05
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 30/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-28