ABBOTSFORD PROPERTY LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC229391 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£118.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
25 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 23.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
25 charges (25/25 with lender, 25/25 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
111 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £118,358
Cash YoY
+100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£118k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.5k | £773 |
| Net assets | £118.4k | £118.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-07➖LAWRIE, Iain Nicol Traquair resigneddirector
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2021-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2019-10-18🔒Charge registered #25Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2019-09-11🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2011-11-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2009-07-21🔒Charge registered #24Lender: The Mortgage Works PLC
- 2007-06-14🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2007-04-18🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Paragon Mortgage Limited
- 2006-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2006-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2006-06-28🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-28🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-28🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-28🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Paragon Mortgages LTD
- 2006-06-27🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Paragon Mortgages LTD
- 2006-06-26🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Paragon Mortgages LTD
- 2006-06-21🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-21🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-21🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2006-06-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2005-08-19🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2005-06-07🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-11-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-05-06🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-02-24🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
12 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hugh Ross Lindsay Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Iain Nicol Traquair Lawrieceased 11/11/2025· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.B.G. (CONTINENTAL( RESTAURANTS LIMITED→ SC047171 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | — | — |
| A&C RESIDENCE LIMITED→ SC793090 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&D (FWT) PROPERTIES LTD→ SC644489 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AAUU LTD→ SC764706 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS (CHAPELTON) LTD→ SC882925 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS (STONEHOUSE) NO.2 LTD→ SC850383 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABERFELDY INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC565638 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACCESS ROOMS GLASGOW LIMITED→ SC882121 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS ROOMS LIMITED→ SC549094 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACCW PROPERTIES LTD→ SC864186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACORN REAL ESTATE SCOTLAND LTD→ SC769962 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
3 Prospect Road
Dullatur
Glasgow
G68 0AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LINDSAY, Christine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDSAY, Hugh Ross→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
LAWRIE, Iain Nicol Traquair→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2025-11-07
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
25
Total charges
12
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:25 of 25 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | The Mortgage Works The Mortgage Works PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 21/07/2009 | 21/10/2019 | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 14/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgage Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 18/04/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/2006 | 20/07/2006 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/2006 | 20/07/2006 | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 27/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 26/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited / Paragon Mortgages Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited / Paragon Mortgages Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 19/08/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/06/2005 | 09/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/11/2004 | 11/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/05/2004 | 09/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/02/2004 | 09/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2004 | 09/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2004 | 09/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 08/10/2003 | 05/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 17/09/2003 | 02/11/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/07/2003 | 05/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/08/2002 | 07/02/2003 |
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Recent filings (111 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31