KNIGHT PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC849897 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-27

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 · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Deal-killer verdict: clean → high-friction
· Filings: 16 → 18

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → high-friction
↑Filings: 16 → 18

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31
Average employees	0

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

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4 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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accounts · AA
2026-06-17
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accounts · AA01
2025-12-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-02
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capital · SH01
2025-07-02
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capital · SH08
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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ANDERSON, Robert David appointed
director
2025-07-01
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BARRACK, James Grieve appointed
director
2025-07-01
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CRAWSHAW, Howard Gair appointed
director
2025-07-01
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HESLOP, Stuart appointed
director
2025-07-01
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MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian appointed
director
2025-05-27
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Company incorporated
As KNIGHT PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED
2025-05-27
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MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian appointed
secretary
2025-05-27
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BARRACK, James Grieve appointed
director
2025-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

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

Evidence: 2025-09-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Joanna Bronte Barrack Individual · British · DOB 09/1996 · age 30	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	27/05/2025
Mr James Grieve Barrack Individual · British · DOB 04/1998 · age 28	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	27/05/2025

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

Incorporated2025-05-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

62 Queen's Road

Aberdeen

AB15 4YE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05