BROPHY PROPERTY LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC828954 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-14
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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. 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
1 live charge · oldest 0.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-12-03➖BROPHY, William resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-03➖BROPHY, John resigneddirector
- 2024-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-28➕BROPHY, William John appointeddirector
- 2024-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BROPHY PROPERTY LTD
- 2024-11-14➕BROPHY, William appointedsecretary
- 2024-11-14➕BROPHY, John appointeddirector
- 2024-11-14📄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 "BROPHY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William John Brophy Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Brophyceased 03/12/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
243 Glasgow Road
Scotland
Dumbarton
G82 1EE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BROPHY, William John→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROPHY, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-11-14 · resigned 2024-12-03
BROPHY, John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-14 · resigned 2024-12-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/06/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-14