ALLAN RIVER SHARED ENTERPRISE LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC384316 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-26
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 5.7y 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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). 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 5.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £202.9k |
| Cash | — | £59.1k |
| Net assets | — | £186.3k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-11➕TROUP, Alisdair appointeddirector
- 2012-04-11➕TROUP, Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLAN RIVER SHARED ENTERPRISE LTD.
- 2010-08-26➕TROUP, Florence Anne appointeddirector
- 2010-08-26➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-08-26➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-08-26➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-08-26➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Troup Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/10/2021 |
Mr Alisdair Troup Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Florence Anne Troupceased 27/10/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Drumdruills Farm
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4LZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
TROUP, Alisdair→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TROUP, Florence Anne→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TROUP, Michael→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2010-08-26
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2010-08-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 23/09/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22