JAMES GILLESPIE'S CAMPUS SUBHUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC455364 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-26

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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

5 live charges · oldest 12.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (7 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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officers · AP01
2026-04-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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MCVICAR, Euan Forbes appointed
director
2026-03-31
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson resigned
director
2025-12-12
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address · AD01
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-09-23
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2025-06-06
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officers · CH01
2025-05-29
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2025-05-29
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2025-05-28
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officers · CH01
2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2024-03-23
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officers · TM01
2024-02-29
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CAMPBELL, Colin Malcolm resigned
director
2023-10-11
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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PARK, Richard Mcgregor resigned
director
2023-07-05
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officers · AP01
2023-07-05
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officers · TM01
2023-07-04
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MCGHEE, Steven John appointed
director
2023-07-04
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TEMPLETON, Matthew resigned
director
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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officers · AP01
2021-05-25
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BONE, Andrew Stephen appointed
director
2021-03-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-21
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MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith resigned
director
2020-12-31
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LOVE, Brian resigned
director
2020-04-02
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SHERET, Garry Edward resigned
director
2019-04-26
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CHRISTIE, Rory resigned
director
2019-04-26
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2017-11-22
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson appointed
director
2017-07-31
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HOPE, John Alexander resigned
director
2016-10-05
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CAMPBELL, Colin Malcolm appointed
director
2016-10-05
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ELLIOT, John Christian resigned
director
2016-10-05
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SHIRREFF, Gordon James resigned
director
2016-04-07
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PARK, Richard Mcgregor appointed
director
2016-01-26
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CHRISTIE, Rory appointed
director
2015-11-01
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BLENCOWE, Martin David resigned
director
2015-11-01
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SHIRREFF, Gordon James appointed
director
2015-09-07
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MCVEY, Philip appointed
director
2015-09-07
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LAWTON-WALLACE, Adrian John resigned
director
2015-09-07
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LOVE, Brian appointed
director
2014-07-22
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SHERET, Garry Edward appointed
director
2014-06-10
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GRAHAM, Iain Fraser resigned
director
2014-02-06
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01).
2013-12-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01).
2013-12-09
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BLENCOWE, Martin David appointed
director
2013-12-09
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BRUCE, Andrew David resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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.
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

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

James Gillespie's Campus Subhub Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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James Gillespie's Campus Subhub Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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JAMES GILLESPIE'S CAMPUS SUBHUB LIMITED

This company · SC455364

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
James Gillespie's Campus Subhub Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

2nd Floor 2 Lochside View

Edinburgh

EH12 9DH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24