D H B PROPERTIES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC192808 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 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: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2012-06-29📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2012-06-29🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-03-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2007-05-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2006-03-28📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-18📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2005-11-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-09-23📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-03-23📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2004-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-06-03📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-06-03📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2004-06-03📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2003-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-02-06📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-02-06📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2002-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-01-26📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2001-04-02📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2001-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2000-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2000-05-16📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2000-05-16📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 1999-03-30📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 1999-03-23📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 1999-03-23📍legacyaddress · 287
- 1999-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs D H B PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1999-01-25➕BLACKETT, Derek appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-25➕BLACKETT, Douglas Haig appointeddirector
- 1999-01-25➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-01-25➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-01-25➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1999-01-25➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-06-29
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
63 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9TW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2005-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BLACKETT, Douglas Haig→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 1999-01-25
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-25 · resigned 1999-01-25
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1999-01-25 · resigned 1999-01-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 07/11/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2012-06-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2012-03-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2007-05-25
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-11-22
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2005-11-18
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-09-23
legacy
address · 287
2005-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-11-30
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-06-03
legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2004-06-03
legacy
address · 287
2004-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-09-15
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2003-02-06
legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2003-02-06