CUSTOM PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC280960 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-02
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 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 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 (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
65 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
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,966

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£25k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.0k£24.5k
Current assets£12.1k£6.3k
Net assets£25.0k£24.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-26
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  3. 2024-05-29
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  4. 2024-05-28
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  5. 2023-12-31
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  8. 2023-02-28
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  9. 2021-12-31
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  10. 2021-04-30
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  11. 2019-12-30
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  12. 2019-04-15
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  13. 2019-04-01
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    YOUNG, Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-24
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  15. 2018-06-23
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  16. 2018-05-29
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  17. 2018-01-31
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  18. 2006-09-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 2005-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 2005-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CUSTOM PROPERTIES LIMITED
  21. 2005-03-02
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    YOUNG, Sarietta appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-03-02
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    YOUNG, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-02
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    YOUNG, Sarietta appointed
    director
  24. 2005-03-02
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-03-02
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Young
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting15/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Blair House, 6 Blair Road
Crossford
Lanark
ML8 5RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

YOUNG, Sarietta→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-02
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Active
YOUNG, Robert→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
YOUNG, Robert Anthony→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-03-02
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Active
YOUNG, Sarietta→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-02
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2005-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/09/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property12/12/2005—
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Recent filings (65 total)

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2025-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
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gazette · DISS40
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30