DAVID T. FENTON & SONS. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC021119 · ltd · incorporated 1939-06-29
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 63.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£199.5k
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 with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 63.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 63.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £199,499
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,866 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£199k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £199.5k | £207.4k |
| Current assets | £44.3k | £48.6k |
| Net assets | £199.5k | £207.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-29➕FENTON, Joanna Rosalind appointeddirector
- 2021-01-29➖FENTON, Enid Christine resigneddirector
- 2020-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-01➖FENTON, John Guthrie Heron resigneddirector
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23➕WEBB, Nigel Kenneth Lamboll appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-23➕FELLOWES, David William Lyon appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➕WEBB, Nigel Kenneth Lamboll appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➖FENTON, Enid Christine resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 1989-03-31➖NAIRN, Ian Malcolm resigneddirector
- 1985-06-14🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1982-11-24🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1979-03-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1964-05-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1963-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1939-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID T. FENTON & SONS. LIMITED
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FENTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 87 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1939-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Millburn House 6 Arthurstone Gardens
Meigle
Blairgowrie
Perth And Kinross
PH12 8QY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
WEBB, Nigel Kenneth Lamboll→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FELLOWES, David William Lyon→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-01-23
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FENTON, Joanna Rosalind→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-01-29
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WEBB, Nigel Kenneth Lamboll→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-01-23
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FENTON, Enid Christine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-01-23
FENTON, Enid Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2021-01-29
FENTON, John Guthrie Heron→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2020-10-01
NAIRN, Ian Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/06/1985 | 25/05/2018 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/11/1982 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 22/03/1979 | 17/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/05/1964 | 03/02/2022 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Disposition qualified by explanatory letter | 1 property | 22/01/1963 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-03