THISTLE REALTY HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC683684 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.32M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,319,454
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.32M | £2.32M |
| Cash | £4.9k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £2.32M | £2.32M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-22➕MARTIN, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2020-12-22➕MARTIN, Georgina appointeddirector
- 2020-12-22➕YOUNG, Laura appointeddirector
- 2020-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs THISTLE REALTY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-12-14➕MARTIN, James Colin appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 James Colin Martin Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
14 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MARTIN, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Georgina→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-12-22
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MARTIN, James Colin→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-14
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YOUNG, Laura→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-12-22
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-14