GARTH ESTATE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC650045 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-20
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (79/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-03-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-03-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  10. 2021-06-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  11. 2021-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-03-09
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    SCOTT, Wendy, Lady resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-03-09
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-12-03
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    SCOTT, John Hamilton, Sir resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2020-03-16
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    SCOTT, Tavish Hamilton appointed
    director
  23. 2019-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As GARTH ESTATE LIMITED
  24. 2019-12-20
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    HALLETT, Kirsten appointed
    secretary
  25. 2019-12-20
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    HALLETT, Kirsten Barbara appointed
    director
  26. 2019-12-20
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    SCOTT, Lorna appointed
    director
  27. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    SCOTT, John Hamilton, Sir appointed
    director
  28. 2019-12-20
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    SCOTT, Wendy, Lady appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tavish Hamilton Scott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/03/2020
Mrs Kirsten Barbara Hallett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Sir John Hamilton Scottceased 24/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Lady Wendy Scottceased 24/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Gardie House
Bressay
Shetland
Shetland Islands
ZE2 9EL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HALLETT, Kirsten→
secretary · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLETT, Kirsten Barbara→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Lorna→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Tavish Hamilton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, John Hamilton, Sir→
director · ~90y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2020-12-03
Resigned
SCOTT, Wendy, Lady→
director · ~81y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2021-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2021-06-04
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2021-06-04