HOWE STREET PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC435893 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-31
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£24.9k
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £44,121

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-31
Turnover£24.9k
Gross profit£24.9k
Operating profit£25.7k
Profit before tax£44.1k
Average employees0

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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  2. 2025-01-15
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  3. 2024-10-23
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  4. 2024-07-23
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  5. 2023-07-21
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  6. 2022-07-01
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  7. 2021-02-10
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  8. 2020-03-12
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  9. 2019-05-08
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  10. 2018-02-12
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  11. 2017-01-17
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  12. 2016-04-01
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  13. 2015-11-20
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  14. 2015-04-29
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  15. 2014-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-04-23
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    BROWN, Graeme Sutherland appointed
    director
  17. 2013-04-23
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    GUNN, Stephen William appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-23
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    MACPHEE & PARTNERS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2013-04-23
    ➖
    BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-23
    ➖
    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2012-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As HOWE STREET PROPERTIES LIMITED
  22. 2012-10-31
    ➕
    MACPHEE & PARTNERS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-10-31
    ➕
    BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles appointed
    director
  24. 2012-10-31
    ➕
    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Sutherland Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, Graeme Sutherland→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNN, Stephen William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHEE & PARTNERS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-31 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned
BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-31 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned
MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-10-31 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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2026-01-23
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2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
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address · AD01
2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
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accounts · AA
2020-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31