BUCCLEUCH PROPERTY (SHERIFFHALL SOUTH) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC327090 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖WAUGH, Nicholas Antony George resigneddirector
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-07-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-07-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-07-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-07-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-12-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-07-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2018-05-10➕MACLEOD, James Alexander Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-08-08➕SMITH, Alexander Hay Laidlaw appointeddirector
- 2010-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-09-20➕MACLEOD, James Alexander Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-20➕PECK, David Howard appointeddirector
- 2007-09-20➖ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-20➕WAUGH, Nicholas Antony George appointeddirector
- 2007-09-20➖AS DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCCLEUCH PROPERTY (SHERIFFHALL SOUTH) LIMITED
- 2007-06-29➕ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-29➕AS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Tarras Park Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Tarras Park Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BUCCLEUCH PROPERTY (SHERIFFHALL SOUTH) LIMITED
This company · SC327090
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tarras Park Properties 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
27 Silvermills Court
Henderson Place Lane
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 5DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
MACLEOD, James Alexander Kenneth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-20
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MACLEOD, James Alexander Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-10
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PECK, David Howard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-20
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SMITH, Alexander Hay Laidlaw→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-08
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2007-09-20
WAUGH, Nicholas Antony George→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2025-12-31
AS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2007-09-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/05/2010 | 06/12/2021 |
Recent filings (95 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-07-15
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-07-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-05-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-05-05