UPLAND HOMES AVIEMORE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC277488 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-16

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£68.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £68,058

Very low cash

Cash position: £17

Net assets shrinking

Down £527 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 43% YoY

Cash YoY

-43%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17

↓ 43% YoY

Net Worth

£68k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£277k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£68.1k	£68.6k
Current assets	£276.7k	£276.7k
Cash	£17	£30
Debtors	£276.7k	£276.7k
Net assets	£68.1k	£68.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-10-19
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FRASER, George Gabriel resigned
director
2015-10-19
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GRANT, Alexander James resigned
director
2012-06-29
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CAMERON, James resigned
secretary
2012-01-31
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MACLENNAN, Fiona appointed
director
2012-01-31
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CAMERON, James appointed
secretary
2012-01-31
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SUTHERLAND, Caroline Anne resigned
secretary
2011-12-31
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FRASER, George Gabriel appointed
director
2011-12-31
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SUTHERLAND, David Fraser resigned
director
2010-02-05
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CAMERON, David John appointed
director
2010-02-05
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MARSHALL, Alyson resigned
director
2008-05-01
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GRANT, Alexander James appointed
director
2007-04-19
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COLLINS, Gillian Anne resigned
director
2007-04-19
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SEYMOUR, Simon Richard resigned
director
2007-04-05
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BRAZIER, Stephen Harvey resigned
director
2007-03-30
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MARSHALL, Alyson appointed
director
2006-10-04
➖
GRANT, Alexander James resigned
director
2005-09-16
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SUTHERLAND, Caroline Anne appointed
secretary
2005-09-16
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-09-16
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BRAZIER, Stephen Harvey appointed
director
2005-09-16
➕
COLLINS, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2005-09-16
➕
GRANT, Alexander James appointed
director
2005-09-16
➕
SEYMOUR, Simon Richard appointed
director
2005-09-16
➕
SUTHERLAND, David Fraser appointed
director
2005-09-16
➖
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-09-16
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-12-16
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Company incorporated
As UPLAND HOMES AVIEMORE LIMITED
2004-12-16
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-16
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HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2004-12-16
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

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 84 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 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

Upland Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Upland Developments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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UPLAND HOMES AVIEMORE LIMITED

This company · SC277488

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Upland Developments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-12-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

First Floor

111 Grampian Road

Aviemore

Inverness-Shire

PH22 1RH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

CAMERON, David John→

director · ~84y · appointed 2010-02-05

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Active

MACLENNAN, Fiona→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-31

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Active

CAMERON, James→

secretary · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2012-06-29

Resigned

SUTHERLAND, Caroline Anne→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2012-01-31

Resigned

HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-16

Resigned

BRAZIER, Stephen Harvey→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2007-04-05

Resigned

COLLINS, Gillian Anne→

director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2007-04-19

Resigned

FRASER, George Gabriel→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-31 · resigned 2015-10-19

Resigned

GRANT, Alexander James→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2015-10-19

Resigned

GRANT, Alexander James→

director · ~65y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2006-10-04

Resigned

MARSHALL, Alyson→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2010-02-05

Resigned

SEYMOUR, Simon Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2007-04-19

Resigned

SUTHERLAND, David Fraser→

director · ~77y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2011-12-31

Resigned

HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-16

Resigned

HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-16

Resigned

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