MANOR PLACE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC564166 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-25
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➕HAMILTON, Emma Davina appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖HAMILTON, Angus Rowlatt resigneddirector
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: New Land Assets Limited
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs MANOR PLACE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2017-04-25➕HAMILTON, Duncan John appointeddirector
- 2017-04-25➕HAMILTON, Angus Rowlatt appointeddirector
- 2017-04-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
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 Duncan John Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/04/2017 |
Mrs Emma Davina Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALZER PROPERTIES LTD→ SC811163 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MANDAVE HOMES LTD→ SC865551 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANOR ESTATES ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC337537 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| MARK GP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC333120 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| MASTER TOUCHES LTD→ SC725250 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MATSON PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC073073 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| MAURICE NOBLE ESTATES LIMITED→ SC439431 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| MB.ALBA PROJECTS LTD→ SC858545 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MBC PROPERTY EDINBURGH LTD→ SC616199 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| MCCALLUM OIL & GAS CONSULTING LTD.→ SC222708 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| MCDONALD PROPERTY LTD→ SC878764 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCDURAN LIMITED→ SC548887 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
22 Walker Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HAMILTON, Duncan John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Emma Davina→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Angus Rowlatt→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2025-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | New Land Assets New Land Assets Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/07/2019 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23