D.M. MACKINNON ESTATES LTD.

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SC239892 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.0k£6.0k
Current assets£6.0k£6.0k
Net assets£6.0k£6.0k

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
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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  2. 2024-11-21
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  3. 2023-12-04
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-01-12
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  6. 2021-02-09
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  7. 2019-12-28
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  8. 2018-12-21
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  9. 2017-12-12
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  10. 2016-12-30
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  11. 2015-12-16
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  12. 2015-12-16
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  13. 2014-11-27
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  14. 2014-11-27
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  15. 2013-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-10-01
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    NICOLL, Paul Gordon resigned
    director
  17. 2008-09-01
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    THOMS, Gordon Duff appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    LUMBY, John Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2008-09-01
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    THOMS, Gordon Duff appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    D M MACKINNON W S resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    MANSON, Alan Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2005-12-12
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    MANSON, Alan Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2005-12-12
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Michael John resigned
    director
  24. 2003-01-29
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    D M MACKINNON W S appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As D.M. MACKINNON ESTATES LTD.
  26. 2002-11-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-11-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    NICOLL, Paul Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Michael John appointed
    director
  30. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-11-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bell Ingram Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bell Ingram Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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D.M. MACKINNON ESTATES LTD.
This company · SC239892

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bell Ingram Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Durn
Isla Road
Perth
PH2 7HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

THOMS, Gordon Duff→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUMBY, John Graham→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMS, Gordon Duff→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2002-11-20
Resigned
D M MACKINNON W S→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
MANSON, Alan Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
NICOLL, Paul Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Michael John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2005-12-12
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2002-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-21