CAPITAL LETTINGS LTD

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SC850542 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-30
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAPITAL LETTINGS LTD
  6. 2025-05-30
    POOLE DERQUI, Pedro appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pedro Poole Derqui
Individual · Spanish · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

3 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POOLE DERQUI, Pedro
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-30
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Recent filings (5 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-30