COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC227021 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-24
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    DONALD, Gillian Elizabeth appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-24
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    KELLY, Kenneth Stephenson resigned
    director
  14. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    DONALD, Gillian Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    KILGOUR, John Shanks appointed
    director
  21. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    KELLY, Kenneth Stephenson appointed
    director
  24. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Kkr Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kkr Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC227021

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
Kkr Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 1 Waverley Road
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DONALD, Gillian Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-16
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Active
DONALD, Gillian Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-24
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Active
KILGOUR, John Shanks→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-16
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned
KELLY, Kenneth Stephenson→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2019-03-24
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20