LAIRD MCPAKE PROPERTY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC793516 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£281
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £281
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£281
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £281 | £0 |
| Current assets | — | £85.0k |
| Net assets | £281 | £0 |
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 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-24➖MCPAKE, Blair resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-05🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2025-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-15🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2024-11-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2024-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2024-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2024-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Spf Bridging LTD
- 2023-12-28🏢Company incorporatedAs LAIRD MCPAKE PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2023-12-28➕LAIRD, Greig appointeddirector
- 2023-12-28➕MCPAKE, Blair appointeddirector
- 2023-12-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 low8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Greig Laird Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/12/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Blair Mcpakeceased 24/01/2025· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
30 South Knowe
Crossgates
Cowdenbeath
KY4 8AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAIRD, Greig→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCPAKE, Blair→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-28 · resigned 2026-01-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
8
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Vida Bank Trading as Vida Homeloans Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | — | 27/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Vida Bank Trading as Vida Homeloans Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | — | 19/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 3 properties | 26/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Spf Bridging Spf Bridging LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-28