C J W R PROPERTIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC625826 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-27
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 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 7.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,520
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£23k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £237.5k | — |
| Current assets | £10.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-22.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
- 2019-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
- 2019-04-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-03-30➕REID, Norma Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2019-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs C J W R PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2019-03-27➕REID, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27➕REID, Christopher James William appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher James William Reid Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Muircote 23 Dirleton Avenue
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 4BE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
REID, Norma Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-03-27
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REID, Christopher James William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampden & Co , 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampden & Co , 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR Hampden & Co PLC, 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/04/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-30