A.J.N. PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC273553 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-17
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 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£68.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
55 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.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,428
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£68.4k£63.6k
Cash£57.2k£51.4k
Net assets£68.4k£63.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2025-05-06
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  3. 2025-05-02
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    FEELY, Thomas Millar Haddow resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-28
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  5. 2023-06-30
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  6. 2022-06-27
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  7. 2021-06-28
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  8. 2020-06-30
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  9. 2019-06-13
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  10. 2018-06-29
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  11. 2017-06-30
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  12. 2016-06-30
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  13. 2016-05-04
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  14. 2016-05-01
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    WATSON, Annabel Douglas appointed
    director
  15. 2015-09-29
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  16. 2015-06-30
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  17. 2014-12-02
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  18. 2014-05-21
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    STIRLING, Linda resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-03
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    WATSON, Neil Cameron appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-01
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    STIRLING, Linda appointed
    director
  21. 2005-10-01
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    WATSON, Annabel Douglas resigned
    director
  22. 2005-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 2004-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J.N. PROPERTIES LIMITED
  24. 2004-09-17
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    FEELY, Thomas Millar Haddow appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-09-17
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-09-17
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-09-17
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    WATSON, Annabel Douglas appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-17
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-09-17
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Annabel Watson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

6 The Glebe
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 6SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WATSON, Annabel Douglas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Neil Cameron→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEELY, Thomas Millar Haddow→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2025-05-02
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
STIRLING, Linda→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2014-05-21
Resigned
WATSON, Annabel Douglas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property29/07/2005—
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13