LOCIN ENTRIES LTD
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SC819919 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs LOCIN ENTRIES LTD
- 2024-08-20➕NICOL, David Alexander Norrie appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕NICOL, Frank Barrie appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
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Mr David Alexander Norrie Nicol Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/08/2024 |
Mr Frank Barrie Nicol Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/08/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & M CULBERTSON LIMITED→ SC392515 · est 2011 | £6.5k £5.6k–£7.5k | — | £6.5k | — | 15y | 82 | 71y |
| DINGWALL AUCTION MART LIMITED→ SC135799 · est 1991 | — | — | — | 0 | 34y | 83 | 81y |
| H.D. (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC036502 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | 83 | 88y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
4th Floor Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
IV1 1HT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NICOL, David Alexander Norrie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-20
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NICOL, Frank Barrie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (4 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-20