PORTOBELLO RETIREMENT DEVELOPMENT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC640881 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-09-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-23 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09➖REID, David James King resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs PORTOBELLO RETIREMENT DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2019-09-06➕BATTEN, James Brydon appointeddirector
- 2019-09-06➕LINDSAY, Agnes Mclaren Hogg appointeddirector
- 2019-09-06➕ROY, Lesley Janice appointeddirector
- 2019-09-06➕REID, David James King appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 97 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 97 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Lesley Janice Roy Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/09/2019 |
Agnes Mclaren Hogg Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 02/1938 · age 88 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/09/2019 |
James Brydon Batten Individual · British · DOB 06/1929 · age 97 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Pavilion 2 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BATTEN, James Brydon→
Activedirector · ~97y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDSAY, Agnes Mclaren Hogg→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROY, Lesley Janice→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, David James King→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-09-06 · resigned 2025-12-09
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Recent filings (22 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09