FIRTHSCOT LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC777237 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-28
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
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 £8,767

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£433
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£433
Current assets£433
Net assets£8.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-01
    HARVEY, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-09-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-28
    HARVEY, Douglas resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIRTHSCOT LTD
  10. 2023-07-28
    AVERY, Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2023-07-28
    HARVEY, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-07-28
    HARVEY, Douglas appointed
    director
  13. 2023-07-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HARVEY, Douglas resigned 2025-09-01; HARVEY, Douglas resigned 2025-08-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Louise Avery
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Douglas Harveyceased 01/09/2025· 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
Incorporated2023-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

57c 57 C Granary Street
Burghead
Moray
IV30 5UA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AVERY, Louise
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-07-28
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Active
HARVEY, Douglas
secretary · appointed 2023-07-28 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
HARVEY, Douglas
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-28 · resigned 2025-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-28