DUCHRAE ESTATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC436811 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-11-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-11-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-11-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Henslow Trading Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
- 2022-10-27➕GAIN, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-10-27➕STEIN, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-10-27➕TAYLOR, Claire Sabrina appointeddirector
- 2022-10-27➖HODGSON, Simon Squair resigneddirector
- 2022-10-27➖JACK, Elisabeth Ann, Lady resigneddirector
- 2022-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Henslow Trading Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01➖JACK, Alister William resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕JACK, Elisabeth Ann, Lady appointeddirector
- 2016-11-21➖GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DUCHRAE ESTATE LIMITED
- 2012-11-14➕GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-11-14➕HODGSON, Simon Squair appointeddirector
- 2012-11-14➕JACK, Alister William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Duchrae Forestry Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Duchrae Forestry Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DUCHRAE ESTATE LIMITED
This company · SC436811
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duchrae Forestry Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/10/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Jack Family Partners Limitedceased 27/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Simon Squair Hodgsonceased 27/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alister William Jackceased 13/11/2017· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FORREST FREE RANGE LIMITED→ SC347233 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| HARRIS FARMS LTD→ SC316616 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| HENDRY RAMSAY WATERS (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED→ SC240062 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| HEPBURN GROUP LTD→ SC737366 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Murrayshall Country House Hotel
Scone
Perth
PH2 7PH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
GAIN, Jonathan Mark→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEIN, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Claire Sabrina→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2016-11-21
HODGSON, Simon Squair→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2022-10-27
JACK, Alister William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2017-06-01
JACK, Elisabeth Ann, Lady→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-10-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Henslow Trading as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties Henslow Trading Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 2 properties | 31/10/2022 | 10/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Henslow Trading as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties Henslow Trading Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties | A registered charge | — | 27/10/2022 | 10/05/2023 |
Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-11-04
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-11-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-02