STONE PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 4.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £537.9k |
| Cash | — | £2.9k |
| Net assets | — | £44.9k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13➖LIVINGSTONE, Sarah Margaret resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2024-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2024-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2022-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2020-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs STONE PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2020-11-25➕LIVINGSTONE, Benjamin Mcmaster appointeddirector
- 2020-11-25➕LIVINGSTONE, Sarah Margaret appointeddirector
- 2020-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Mcmaster Livingstone Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/11/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sarah Margaret Livingstoneceased 13/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/05/2022 | — |