BLACK ISLE LETTING SERVICES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC803669 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK ISLE LETTING SERVICES LTD
  4. 2024-03-19
    MACLACHLAN, Allan appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-19
    MACLACHLAN, Arran appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-19
    MACLACHLAN, Morag appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 Allan Maclachlan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/03/2024
Mrs Morag Maclachlan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/03/2024
Mr Arran Maclachlan
Individual · British · DOB 04/2005 · age 21
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/03/2024

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
Incorporated2024-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Cmm Accountancy The Green House
Beechwood Business Park North
Inverness
IV2 3BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACLACHLAN, Allan
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-19
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Active
MACLACHLAN, Arran
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-03-19
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Active
MACLACHLAN, Morag
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-19
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-19