FINLAYSON PROPERTY LLP

💤Zombieactive

SO302099 · llp · incorporated 2008-10-20

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£489.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Likely a property holding vehicle registered in Scotland under the Finlayson name, probably managing or holding real estate assets in the Peebles area, with micro-entity accounts suggesting minimal trading activity and a small-scale or passive operational structure.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.3y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £489,540

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£490k

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Assets

£201

↓ 93% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£489.5k	£474.9k
Current assets	£201	£2.8k
Net assets	£489.5k	£472.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-04
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-22
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-25
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-21
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-05-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-20
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2018-07-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-20
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2017-06-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-28
📄
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2016-06-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-10-26
📄
annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2015-07-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-12-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-10-24
📄
annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2009-02-17
🔒
Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-10-20
🏢
Company incorporated
As FINLAYSON PROPERTY LLP
2008-10-20
➕
FINLAYSON, Alexander John appointed
llp-designated-member
2008-10-20
➕
YOUNG, Anna appointed
llp-designated-member
2008-10-20
➕
FINLAYSON, Robert Scott appointed
llp-member
2008-10-20
➕
JONES, Kate Alexandra appointed
llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No 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 Alexander John Finlayson Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · same sector · EH postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
GIANT VENTURES GROWTH III INCENTIVE ALLOCATION ENTITLEMENT LP→ SL037663 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GIANT VENTURES I CARRIED INTEREST LP→ SL033930 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
GIBSON PARTNERS LP→ SL031319 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
GIRONET TRADE LP→ SL031037 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
GLAMOUR TRADE LP→ SL028442 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
GLASS & THOMPSON DEVELOPMENTS→ SL003316 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
GLASSFORD BUSINESS LP→ SL015180 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
GLASSFORD ELEVEN LP→ SL029015 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
GLENTRUIM ESTATE LIMITED→ SC278787 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LP→ SL009640 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
GLOBAL BUSINESS POWER LP→ SL030096 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
GLOBAL E-COMMERCE L.P.→ SL010976 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2008-10-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC—

Registered office

7-13 Old Town

Peebles

Scottish Borders

EH45 8HY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-03

Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

FINLAYSON, Alexander John→

llp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2008-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YOUNG, Anna→

llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FINLAYSON, Robert Scott→

llp-member · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JONES, Kate Alexandra→

llp-member · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/02/2009	—

Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.