CASTLEBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC059138 · ltd · incorporated 1975-12-24
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 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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  2. 2024-10-01
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  3. 2024-02-07
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  4. 2024-02-07
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  5. 2024-02-07
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  6. 2024-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-02
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    STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-02
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    STEWART, Charles Roderick resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2022-10-03
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  11. 2021-10-11
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  12. 2020-11-05
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  13. 2019-10-28
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  14. 2018-11-01
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  15. 2017-10-31
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  16. 2016-11-02
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  17. 2016-06-09
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  18. 2006-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2006-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2006-01-31
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    MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick appointed
    director
  22. 2006-01-31
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    STEWART, Charles Roderick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-31
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-31
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    director
  25. 2005-05-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
  26. 2005-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
  27. 2003-05-01
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    PALMER, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2003-05-01
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    MCGILL, Michael Scott resigned
    director
  29. 2001-12-31
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    MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigned
    director
  30. 2001-12-31
    ➕
    MCGILL, Michael Scott appointed
    director
  31. 1998-07-01
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    director
  32. 1998-07-01
    ➖
    ROY, William Gordon Begg resigned
    director
  33. 1990-03-30
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    secretary
  34. 1990-03-30
    ➖
    STUART, William Ronald Ferguson resigned
    secretary
  35. 1975-12-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLEBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Malcolm Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CASTLEBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · SC059138

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Roderick Stewartceased 02/02/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated1975-12-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Brookfield House
2 Burnbrae Drive, Linwood
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 3BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

STRACHAN, Lucy Jill→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-02
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Active
MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-31
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Active
MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-31
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Active
PALMER, Alan Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
DOUGLAS, John David→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
STUART, William Ronald Ferguson→
secretary · resigned 1990-03-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
MCGIBBON, David Campbell→
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
MCGILL, Michael Scott→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
ROY, William Gordon Begg→
director · ~83y · resigned 1998-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
Fixed charge and assignment1 property27/05/200508/02/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
Floating charge1 property27/05/200508/02/2006

Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20