CARSPHAIRN VILLAGE SHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC162982 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-01-30

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 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£72.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

56 officers (7 active, 56 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

176 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

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

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £72,510

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£73k

↑ 3.1% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£72.5k	£70.3k
Current assets	£10.1k	£7.9k
Net assets	£72.5k	£70.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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HOLMES, Katriona Mei-Li resigned
director
2026-02-10
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officers · CH01
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2026-01-05
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accounts · AA
2025-06-14
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officers · TM01
2025-06-13
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ADE, Ben Charles resigned
director
2025-04-04
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officers · AP01
2025-04-04
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officers · AP01
2025-03-26
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CARTWRIGHT, Becky Ann appointed
director
2025-03-26
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COCKBURN, Bryan appointed
director
2025-02-07
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address · AD01
2025-02-06
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officers · AP03
2025-02-06
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officers · TM01
2025-02-06
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officers · TM02
2025-02-05
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COCKBURN, Catherine Ann appointed
secretary
2025-02-05
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CLARK KENNEDY, Alexander Rory resigned
secretary
2025-02-05
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KENNEDY, Alexander Rory Clark resigned
director
2024-11-20
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2024-03-10
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2024-03-01
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COCKBURN, Catherine Ann appointed
director
2024-03-01
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EXCELL, Deborah Ann appointed
director
2024-03-01
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WALL, Emily Jane Philippa appointed
director
2024-03-01
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WATT, Pauline appointed
director
2024-01-28
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officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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SAUNDERS, Ian resigned
director
2023-11-14
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accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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2022-07-05
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2022-06-22
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CHALLIS, Gail resigned
director
2022-01-17
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accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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CLARK KENNEDY, Alexander Rory appointed
secretary
2021-04-21
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MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas resigned
secretary
2020-11-09
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HOLMES, Katriona Mei-Li appointed
director
2020-11-08
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ADE, Ben Charles appointed
director
2020-11-03
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HALL, Karen Lesley resigned
director
2020-08-23
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MARTIN, Nigel John resigned
director
2019-06-05
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COWLEY, Jean resigned
director
2019-06-05
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MCMILLAN, David resigned
director
2019-06-05
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SAUNDERS, Ian appointed
director
2018-07-23
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CLUBB, Fiona Elizabeth Rollo resigned
director
2018-07-23
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MOLINEUX, Trevor resigned
director
2017-06-07
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CHALLIS, Gail appointed
director
2017-06-07
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CLUBB, Fiona Elizabeth Rollo appointed
director
2017-06-07
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GIBBON, Jean Robertson resigned
director
2016-07-21
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PHILLIPS, Margaret Ann resigned
director
2016-06-08
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COWLEY, Jean appointed
director
2016-06-08
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HALL, Karen Lesley appointed
director

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Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ADE, Ben Charles resigned 2025-06-13; HOLMES, Katriona Mei-Li resigned 2026-02-10

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-01-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Dalgleish Cottage

Carsphairn

Castle Douglas

DG7 3TQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-11

Last: 2026-01-28