COUSLAND PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC100270 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-28
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
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 61). 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 (45/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
No filing history
0
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2005-06-08
    FARRIES, KIRK & MCVEAN, Messrs appointed
    secretary
  2. 2005-06-08
    TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 1997-09-08
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  4. 1997-09-08
    TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 1996-06-05
    DALRYMPLE, Michael Colin, The Honourable appointed
    director
  6. 1996-06-05
    COUNTESS OF STAIR, Davina Katherine, The Rt Hon resigned
    director
  7. 1996-02-26
    THE EARL OF STAIR, John Aymer Dalrymple, The Rt Hon resigned
    director
  8. 1986-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COUSLAND PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Farries Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
DG1 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FARRIES, KIRK & MCVEAN, Messrs
secretary · appointed 2005-06-08
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Active
DALRYMPLE, Michael Colin, The Honourable
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-05
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Active
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1997-09-08
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL WS
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-09-08 · resigned 2005-06-08
Resigned
COUNTESS OF STAIR, Davina Katherine, The Rt Hon
director · ~96y · resigned 1996-06-05
Resigned
THE EARL OF STAIR, John Aymer Dalrymple, The Rt Hon
director · ~120y · resigned 1996-02-26
Resigned

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