THE SAMMAX PROPERTY COMPANY

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SC573154 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2017-08-09

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2022-05-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-01-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-01-24
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reregistration-assent
change-of-name · FOA-RR
2018-01-24
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certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
change-of-name · CERT3
2018-01-24
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reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
change-of-name · RR05
2018-01-24
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re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2017-12-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-11-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2017-11-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-11-03
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MUIRHEAD, Peter John appointed
director
2017-11-03
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CROMBIE, John Martin resigned
director
2017-11-03
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CROMBIE, Stuart Miller resigned
director
2017-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-08-09
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Company incorporated
As THE SAMMAX PROPERTY COMPANY
2017-08-09
➕
CROMBIE, John Martin appointed
director
2017-08-09
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CROMBIE, Stuart Miller appointed
director
2017-08-09
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 61 — 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 61. 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.)

Group structure

Sammax Property Holdings is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sammax Property Holdings

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE SAMMAX PROPERTY COMPANY

This company · SC573154

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sammax Property Holdings Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/11/2017
Mr Peter John Muirhead Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/11/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Andstrat (No. 418) Limitedceased 03/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2017-08-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

Duncrag

Barclaven Road

Kilmacolm

PA13 4DQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MUIRHEAD, Peter John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-11-03

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Active

CROMBIE, John Martin→

director · ~71y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2017-11-03

Resigned

CROMBIE, Stuart Miller→

director · ~77y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2017-11-03

Resigned

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