THOMSONS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC332452 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-16
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 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-09
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    GRAHAM, Euan James appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-23
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    GRAHAM, Lesley Anne resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-12
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-19
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-05-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-05-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2023-05-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-04
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  19. 2016-11-24
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  20. 2007-12-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2007-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2007-11-16
    ➕
    MEARNS, Gordon Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-16
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    MEARNS, Gordon Lawrence appointed
    director
  24. 2007-11-16
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    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-11-16
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    GRAHAM, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2007-11-16
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    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMSONS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Lawrence Mearns
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Anne Graham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

9 Claremont Drive
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4EE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MEARNS, Gordon Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-16
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Active
GRAHAM, Euan James→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-09
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Active
MEARNS, Gordon Lawrence→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-16
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Active
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2007-11-16
Resigned
GRAHAM, Lesley Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2023-12-23
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2007-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/12/200719/05/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/12/200719/05/2023

Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13