PITTODRIE ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC138397 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 33.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-262023-09-26
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  2. 2025-09-26
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  3. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-07
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2024-10-07
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  7. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-03-17
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    MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-03
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    mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  11. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-08-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-08-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2021-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2021-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-03-12
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    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigned
    director
  23. 2016-01-18
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    COOK, Robert Barclay resigned
    director
  24. 2015-03-27
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    SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-27
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    COOK, Robert Barclay appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-27
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    MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointed
    director
  27. 2013-08-30
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    FRANSSEN, Iavan Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2010-04-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Donald John Macdonald & Another
  29. 2010-02-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2010-02-10
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    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    director
  31. 2010-02-10
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-02-10
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    FRANSSEN, Iavan Mark appointed
    director
  33. 2010-02-10
    ➖
    FRASER, Robert Gordon resigned
    director
  34. 2010-02-10
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    MACDONALD, Donald John resigned
    director
  35. 2010-02-10
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    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointed
    director
  36. 2009-10-01
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
  37. 2009-10-01
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    SMITH, George Robert Theodore resigned
    director
  38. 2008-04-11
    ➖
    SMITH, Gerard Henry resigned
    director
  39. 2005-07-21
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    CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille resigned
    director
  40. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    BUSBY, James George William resigned
    director
  41. 2001-04-20
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-04-20
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2001-04-20
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    CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille appointed
    director
  44. 1992-10-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  45. 1992-10-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  46. 1992-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  47. 1992-08-18
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    BUSBY, James George William appointed
    director
  48. 1992-08-18
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    MACDONALD, Donald John appointed
    director
  49. 1992-08-18
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    SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
    director
  50. 1992-08-04
    ➕
    SMITH, George Robert Theodore appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Monument Leisure Pittodrie Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Monument Leisure Pittodrie Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PITTODRIE ESTATE LIMITED
This company · SC138397

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
Monument Leisure Pittodrie Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Grange Manor Hotel
Glensburgh Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8XJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

GILLIES, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 2001-04-20
Resigned
BUSBY, James George William→
director · ~78y · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned
COOK, Robert Barclay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
FRANSSEN, Iavan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
MACDONALD, Donald John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ruaridh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
SMITH, George Robert Theodore→
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-08-04 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2008-04-11
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1992-08-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Donald John Macdonald & Another
Standard security1 property22/04/2010—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property26/10/199228/08/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property19/10/199228/08/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property16/10/199217/02/2010
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Recent filings (130 total)

legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-20
mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-25