THE DUNDEE PROPERTY REVERSIONARY COMPANY, LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC006754 · ltd · incorporated 1908-02-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-11-10
    GARDINER, Christopher Peter John appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-10
    BARCLAY, Nicholas resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-12-01
    DISHINGTON, Audrey Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-30
    MCDONALD, Alexander Francis resigned
    director
  22. 2016-11-18
    CRAMER, Rory William appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-18
    MARX, Julian James Locke appointed
    director
  24. 2013-11-08
    MURRAY, Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-23
    LARMINIE, Oliver Rupert Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2007-11-16
    MARX, Francis Angus Locke appointed
    director
  27. 2004-12-01
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2004-11-30
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1998-06-30
    BARCLAY, Nicholas appointed
    director
  30. 1998-06-30
    FAIR, James Stuart resigned
    director
  31. 1998-06-30
    MCDONALD, Alexander Francis, Professor resigned
    director
  32. 1997-04-21
    DICKIE, Bruce Watson resigned
    director
  33. 1996-04-22
    LARMINIE, Oliver Rupert Charles appointed
    director
  34. 1990-06-01
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1990-06-01
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1908-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE DUNDEE PROPERTY REVERSIONARY COMPANY, LTD.

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1908-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (9 active · 8 resigned)

THORNTONS LAW LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-01
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Active
CRAMER, Rory William
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-11-18
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Active
DICKIE, Gordon Bruce
director · ~75y
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Active
DISHINGTON, Audrey Anne
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
GARDINER, Christopher Peter John
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-11-10
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Active
MARX, Francis Angus Locke
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-11-16
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Active
MARX, Jill Morag
director · ~78y
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Active
MARX, Julian James Locke
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-11-18
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Active
MURRAY, Thomas
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-11-08
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Active
THORNTONS WS
corporate-secretary · appointed 1990-06-01 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
THORNTONS WS
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1990-06-01
Resigned
BARCLAY, Nicholas
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2023-11-10
Resigned
DICKIE, Bruce Watson
director · ~114y · resigned 1997-04-21
Resigned
FAIR, James Stuart
director · ~96y · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
LARMINIE, Oliver Rupert Charles
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 2008-06-23
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alexander Francis
director · ~71y · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alexander Francis, Professor
director · ~107y · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14