BRUCE BROTHERS PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC763688 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £25,732

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£48k
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£74.3k
Current assets£47.6k
Cash£10.8k
Debtors£36.8k
Net assets£25.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-05-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRUCE BROTHERS PROPERTIES LIMITED
  6. 2023-03-27
    BRUCE, Jonathan Strachan appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-27
    BRUCE, Matthew Andrew appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-27
    BRUCE, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRUCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Alexander Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/03/2023
Mr Matthew Andrew Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1997 · age 29
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/03/2023
Mr Jonathan Strachan Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Slipway
Harbour Road
Fraserburgh
AB43 9TB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BRUCE, Jonathan Strachan
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-27
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Active
BRUCE, Matthew Andrew
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-03-27
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Active
BRUCE, Peter Alexander
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-03-27
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-27