MELVILLE TERRACE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC599299 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-07
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 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
46 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-23➕EASTCROFT, David John appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23➖CRAIG, Steven Russell resigneddirector
- 2025-10-23➕EASTCROFT, David John appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23➖EASTCROFT, David John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-05-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-05-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-04-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-06-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-06-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-10-12➖HOGGAN, Stephen Mark resigneddirector
- 2020-07-31➕HOWAT, Malcolm Newall appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31➕CRAIG, Steven Russell appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31➕HOGGAN, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31➖MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2018-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Howat Capital UK Limited
- 2018-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs MELVILLE TERRACE LIMITED
- 2018-06-07➕MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CRAIG, Steven Russell resigned 2025-10-23; EASTCROFT, David John resigned 2025-10-23
Group structure
Howat Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Howat Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MELVILLE TERRACE LIMITED
This company · SC599299
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Howat Capital Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
7 Melville Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
EASTCROFT, David John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWAT, Malcolm Newall→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAIG, Steven Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2025-10-23
EASTCROFT, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-10-23 · resigned 2025-10-23
HOGGAN, Stephen Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2021-10-12
MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2020-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Howat Capital UK Howat Capital UK Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/08/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-05-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-05-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-05-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14