INCHDALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC279908 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-14
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
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
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 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
61 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.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1£1£1
Cash£1£1£1
Net assets£1£1£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    GREER, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    GREER, Margaret Richmond appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    GREER, Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    GREER, Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2005-02-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-02-15
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As INCHDALE LIMITED
  23. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    GREER, Robert Mcdowell appointed
    director
  24. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    GREER, Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    GREER, Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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

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Bermar Properties Scotland Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
INCHDALE LIMITED
This company · SC279908

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
Bermar Properties Scotland Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 30 Coatbank Way
Coatbridge
ML5 3AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GREER, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREER, Margaret Richmond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREER, Robert Mcdowell→
director · ~86y · appointed 2005-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREER, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned
GREER, Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27