CITYSTAGE PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC445355 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-18
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 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 9.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
45 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
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,104,173
Cash YoY
+64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£230k
↑ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£231k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£421k£842k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.19M£2.05M
Current assets£231.2k£142.6k
Cash£229.6k£140.2k
Debtors£1.6k£2.4k
Net assets£2.10M£1.98M

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
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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2017-04-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-04-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  15. 2017-04-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  16. 2016-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2013-05-24
    ➖
    COWIE, Gavin David resigned
    director
  20. 2013-05-24
    ➖
    KITCHENER, Antony Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2013-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CITYSTAGE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  22. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    COUTTS, Graeme Forbes appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    PURKIS, Daniel George appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Colin appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    COWIE, Gavin David appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    KITCHENER, Antony Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    LEIPER, Pamela Summers appointed
    director
  29. 2013-03-18
    ➖
    LEIPER, Pamela Summers resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel George Purkis
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graeme Coutts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Colin Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Nuvo Scotland Limited Bankhead Drive, City South Office Park
Portlethen
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB12 4XX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

COUTTS, Graeme Forbes→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURKIS, Daniel George→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Colin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
COWIE, Gavin David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned
KITCHENER, Antony Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned
LEIPER, Pamela Summers→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property27/04/2017—
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property25/04/2017—
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-13