CHARLESTON HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC019536 · ltd · incorporated 1937-01-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 30.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-04📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-02-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2017-09-30➕ROBSON, Sarah Anne Frances appointeddirector
- 2017-09-30➖BRAND, William Farquhar resigneddirector
- 2006-03-23➕MILLER HENDRY (TRUSTEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-03-23➖BRAND, Jayne Christine resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-23➖BRAND, Jayne Christine resigneddirector
- 1995-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Homes
- 1994-06-29➕BRAND, Jayne Christine appointedsecretary
- 1994-06-29➖FERGUSSON, Ian Mcintosh resignedsecretary
- 1990-06-27➖ROBERTSON, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 1989-11-03➕ROBERTSON, John Stewart appointeddirector
- 1937-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARLESTON HOLDINGS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Iain Martin Leslie Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/05/2019 |
Ms Sarah Anne Frances Robson Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2017 |
William Alastair Brand Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Susan Jayne Whitney Leslieceased 03/05/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1937-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
5 Viewlands Place
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 1BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MILLER HENDRY (TRUSTEES) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBSON, Sarah Anne Frances→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAND, Jayne Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-06-29 · resigned 2006-03-23
FERGUSSON, Ian Mcintosh→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-06-29
BRAND, Jayne Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2006-03-23
BRAND, William Farquhar→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2017-09-30
ROBERTSON, John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1989-11-03 · resigned 1990-06-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Homes | Standard security | 1 property | 19/12/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (125 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-25
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2022-02-04