BRYAN BYRNE CONSULTANTS PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC281879 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-21

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 82

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 82

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£79.4k

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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.1y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 20.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £79,363

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£7k

Net Worth

£79k

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↑ 537% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£79.4k	£74.4k
Current assets	£8.0k	£1.3k
Cash	£7.2k	—
Debtors	£773	—
Net assets	£79.4k	£74.4k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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2024-12-24
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2024-12-23
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2024-12-23
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2023-12-30
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts · AA
2020-05-20
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address · AD01
2019-11-26
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accounts · AA
2018-07-30
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accounts · AA
2017-11-06
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accounts · AA
2016-10-01
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accounts · AA
2016-04-14
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2015-10-03
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accounts · AA
2008-03-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2006-05-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-03-21
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Company incorporated
As BRYAN BYRNE CONSULTANTS PROPERTIES LIMITED
2005-03-21
➕
BYRNE, Rosemary Morphitis appointed
secretary
2005-03-21
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BYRNE, Bryan John appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BYRNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 70 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Rosemary Morphitis-Byrne Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/03/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Bryan John Byrneceased 28/03/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-03-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Ilios Ilios

Blairston Mains

Ayr

Ayrshire

KA7 4EF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BYRNE, Rosemary Morphitis→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-21

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Active

BYRNE, Bryan John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-21

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/03/2008	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	11/05/2006	—

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-23

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-12-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-05-20