NAIRNE PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC545766 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-19
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    ➖
    CLARK, John resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-22
    📄
    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. 2022-11-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2018-09-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-08-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-06-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As NAIRNE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  20. 2016-09-19
    ➕
    CLARK, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

House Of Nairne
Stanley
Perth
PH1 4PT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CLARK, Susan Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2016-09-19 · resigned 2026-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24