DUDDINGSTON HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC164841 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £256.3k |
| Current assets | — | £1.7k |
| Net assets | — | £265.4k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Calton Hill Hotel LP
- 2011-01-01➖TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-30➖MARTIN, Charles St Clair resigneddirector
- 2003-01-22➕MARTIN, Charles St Clair appointeddirector
- 2002-06-25➖CHIENE & TAIT resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-06-25➕TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-01-25➕CHIENE & TAIT appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-08-01➖CONNELL, Fiona Catherine resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs DUDDINGSTON HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1996-04-11➕HARE, Bruce Andrew appointeddirector
- 1996-04-11➕CONNELL, Fiona Catherine appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-11➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-11➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Andrew Hare Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| AB PROPERTIES LTD→ SC846455 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AB&MB PROPERTIES LTD→ SC841515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| C & P PROPERTY LETS LTD→ SC835663 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CCL REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ SC777122 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| COILTIE LETTINGS LTD→ SC883365 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAWN HOMES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED→ SC545431 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DELLICUTS LIMITED→ SC408554 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| DOWNIE PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC136377 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| DRUMSMITTAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC145579 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| DUNDONNELL ESTATES LTD.→ SC184418 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| DUNERIDGE CO-HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE LTD→ SC821666 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DUNORIN LIMITED→ SC583619 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Old Manse
Hallin
Isle Of Skye
IV55 8GH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25
Last: 2025-04-11
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
HARE, Bruce Andrew→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNELL, Fiona Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1998-08-01
CHIENE & TAIT→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-01-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1996-04-11
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2011-01-01
MARTIN, Charles St Clair→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2008-11-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Calton Hill Hotel LP | A registered charge | — | 26/03/2014 | 12/04/2022 |
Recent filings (93 total)
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2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-06-25
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2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
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2023-02-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-05-11
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mortgage · MR04
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22