PRIESTHILL HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC757738 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-06
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,058,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,440 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6.1m
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.8m£6.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.06M£6.06M
Net assets£6.06M£6.06M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-28
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-14
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  11. 2023-11-14
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  12. 2023-11-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-11-14
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  14. 2023-11-14
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  15. 2023-11-08
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  16. 2023-11-08
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  17. 2023-11-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2023-07-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2023-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2023-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2023-05-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2023-05-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  23. 2023-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As PRIESTHILL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 2023-02-06
    MUNRO, Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2023-02-06
    MUNRO, Steven James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MUNRO, Steven James (same surname) appointed 2023-02-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-11-14: legacy; 2023-11-08: legacy

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Munro
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/02/2023
Mr Steven James Munro
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%25-50% voting18/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Malcolm Macraeceased 01/05/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2023-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

23 Obsdale Park
Alness
IV17 0TP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MUNRO, Patrick
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-02-06
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Active
MUNRO, Steven James
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-06
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-27
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-11-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-11-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-14