DUNNOTTAR PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC066368 · ltd · incorporated 1978-11-13
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 35.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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 35.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.5 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 (82/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
116 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,993

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£20.0k£20.0k
Current assets£20.0k£20.0k
Net assets£20.0k£20.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (32 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2023-08-09
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  4. 2022-06-08
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  5. 2022-05-25
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  6. 2022-05-25
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  7. 2022-05-19
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    ANDERSON, Robert David appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-05-19
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    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-06-04
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  10. 2020-06-01
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  11. 2019-06-05
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  12. 2018-07-10
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  13. 2017-07-06
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  14. 2017-02-07
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  15. 2016-06-20
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  16. 2016-03-07
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  17. 2015-06-17
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  18. 2007-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2006-05-20
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    PARAYRE, Jane Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-20
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    HIGGINS, Christopher John resigned
    director
  21. 2004-01-05
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    ANDERSON, Robert David appointed
    director
  22. 2004-01-05
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    HIGGINS, Christopher John appointed
    director
  23. 2003-08-31
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    HIGGINS, Christine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-08-31
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    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-08-31
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Christine Margaret resigned
    director
  26. 1994-02-09
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 1994-01-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 1991-11-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1991-01-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 1990-12-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 1990-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 1978-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNNOTTAR PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jayne Margaret Parayre
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

131 Craigton Road
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB15 7TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ANDERSON, Robert David→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-19
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ANDERSON, Robert David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-01-05
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HIGGINS, Mitchell→
director · ~83y
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Active
PARAYRE, Jane Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-05-20
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Active
HIGGINS, Christine Margaret→
secretary · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-31 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned
HIGGINS, Christine Margaret→
director · ~79y · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
HIGGINS, Christopher John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-01-05 · resigned 2006-05-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property27/01/1994—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property18/11/199109/02/1994
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property08/01/199106/09/2007
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property28/12/1990—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property21/11/1990—
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Recent filings (116 total)

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2026-01-31
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accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
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accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-01