ADVISEWATCH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC133775 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-02
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£348
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £348
Net assets shrinking
Down £135,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£348
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£348
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£135kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£348£135.3k
Current assets£348£135.3k
Net assets£348£135.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-10
    ➕
    MANCLARK, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-10
    ➖
    MANCLARK, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-02-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-04-03
    ➖
    1924 NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-01-12
    ➕
    MILNE, Rory Michael Stuart appointed
    director
  20. 1994-10-19
    ➖
    MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-10-19
    ➕
    1924 NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1992-03-27
    ➕
    MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon appointed
    director
  23. 1992-03-27
    ➕
    MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-03-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-03-27
    ➕
    MANCLARK, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  26. 1992-03-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1991-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVISEWATCH LIMITED
  28. 1991-09-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1991-09-02
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James William Mckinnon Manclark
Individual · British · DOB 12/1939 · age 87
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

7 Hopetoun Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 4AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon→
director · ~87y · appointed 1992-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANCLARK, Patricia Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 2026-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE, Rory Michael Stuart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-27 · resigned 1994-10-19
Resigned
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-10-19 · resigned 2013-04-03
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-02 · resigned 1992-03-27
Resigned
MANCLARK, Patricia Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 1992-03-27 · resigned 2026-02-10
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-09-02 · resigned 1992-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04