HSCM PROPERTIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631315 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
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
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22➖MARRIAGE, Howard John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2020-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-08➕MARRIAGE, Edward St.Clair appointeddirector
- 2019-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs HSCM PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2019-05-23➕DUNCAN, Heather St Clair, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-23➕DUNCAN, Heather St Clair, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-05-23➕MARRIAGE, Howard John, Dr 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Heather St Clair Duncan Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/05/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Henderson Loggie Llp Level 5, The Stamp Office
10-14 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DUNCAN, Heather St Clair, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-05-23
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DUNCAN, Heather St Clair, Dr→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARRIAGE, Edward St.Clair→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARRIAGE, Howard John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-05-23 · resigned 2020-12-22
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15