DS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC372145 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£234.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £234,123

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£234k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£94k£140k£187k£234kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£361.0k£363.6k
Current assets£42.9k£43.2k
Net assets£234.1k£216.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2022-11-23
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  5. 2021-11-30
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2019-11-22
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2017-11-16
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  10. 2017-11-16
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  11. 2016-11-24
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  12. 2016-10-04
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  13. 2016-09-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  14. 2016-02-19
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  15. 2015-11-25
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  17. 2013-06-27
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    Lender: Adam & Company
  18. 2010-08-01
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    TRAINER, Edward resigned
    director
  19. 2010-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Calterra Developments Limited
  20. 2010-05-27
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    BORLAND, Ian Mcdonald appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-27
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    TRAINER, Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2010-02-02
    ➕
    DURKIN, Philip James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Mcdonald Borland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/11/2016
Mr Philip James Durkin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

20 Cathcart Street
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BORLAND, Ian Mcdonald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURKIN, Philip James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-27 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
A registered charge—24/09/2016—
outstanding
Adam & Company
A registered charge1 property27/06/2013—
outstanding
Calterra Developments
Calterra Developments Limited
Standard security1 property29/07/2010—
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Recent filings (42 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
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2025-11-27
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2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
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accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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2022-01-31
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2021-11-30
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2021-02-18
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2021-01-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24
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accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21