VILLAFIELD LTD.

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SC339039 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£533.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 £533,884
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£325k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£534k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£425k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£107k£214k£320k£427k£534kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£533.9k£500.3k
Current assets£425.2k£338.7k
Cash£325.3k£287.8k
Debtors£100.0k£50.9k
Net assets£533.9k£500.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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  2. 2024-08-16
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  3. 2023-09-07
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  4. 2023-09-06
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  5. 2023-09-04
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  6. 2022-09-20
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  7. 2021-10-06
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  8. 2020-11-03
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  9. 2019-09-04
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  10. 2018-12-11
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  11. 2018-12-11
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  12. 2018-10-29
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  13. 2017-08-07
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  14. 2016-06-29
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  15. 2016-04-13
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  16. 2015-08-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2008-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2008-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As VILLAFIELD LTD.
  19. 2008-03-06
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    GILLESPIE, Lara Irena appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-03-06
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Clark William appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-03-06
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Clark William Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GILLESPIE, Lara Irena→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLESPIE, Clark William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-06
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Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/04/200806/08/2015

Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
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capital · SH08
2023-09-07
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capital · SH08
2023-09-06
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accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09