CITY INNOVATION HOLDINGS LTD

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SC856877 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-28

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

72/100

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

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.3y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

4 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-26
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
2026-02-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
2025-07-28
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Company incorporated
As CITY INNOVATION HOLDINGS LTD
2025-07-28
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DEMPSTER, Declyn appointed
director
2025-07-28
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JACKSON, Dylan James appointed
director
2025-07-28
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dylan James Jackson Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1998 · age 28	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	28/07/2025
Mr Declyn Dempster Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1997 · age 29	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	28/07/2025

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

Incorporated2025-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2 Glasgow Road

Bonnybridge

Falkirk

FK4 1QF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-28

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEMPSTER, Declyn→

director · ~29y · appointed 2025-07-28

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Active

JACKSON, Dylan James→

director · ~28y · appointed 2025-07-28

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	16/02/2026	—
	outstanding	Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	16/02/2026	—

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Recent filings (4 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-02-26

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mortgage · MR01

2026-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-01

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2025-07-28