AARONSWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC200998 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-19
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£36.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.
See pricing →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 £36,242
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.2k | £34.4k |
| Current assets | £29.5k | £28.1k |
| Net assets | £36.2k | £34.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-25➖DONALDSON, Janet resigneddirector
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1999-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AARONSWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1999-10-19➕DONALDSON, Robert Walker appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-19➕DONALDSON, Robert Walker appointeddirector
- 1999-10-19➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-19➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-19➕DONALDSON, Janet appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Walker Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Janet Donaldsonceased 25/12/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 5W PROPERTY LTD→ SC726372 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A. & H. G. PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC219179 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| A1 CITY LETTINGS LTD→ SC755915 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| ABBAS PROPERTY MGT LTD→ SC802258 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Applebank
Crossford
Carluke
ML8 5NJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DONALDSON, Robert Walker→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONALDSON, Robert Walker→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-19 · resigned 1999-10-19
DONALDSON, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-10-19 · resigned 2020-12-25
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20