D K PROPERTIES (CUPAR) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC544461 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-02
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
33 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-02
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2026-04-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-08-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2022-09-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-02-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-02-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2022-01-10
    MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
    secretary
  18. 2022-01-10
    MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2022-01-10
    BUTCHART, Ian, Me resigned
    secretary
  20. 2022-01-10
    BUTCHART, Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2022-01-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-01-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-01-10
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2022-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-01-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2020-02-20
    KING, Allan Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2020-02-20
    KING, Allan Duncan resigned
    director
  28. 2016-09-30
    REID-THOMAS, Alistair Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2016-09-30
    TAYLOR, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2016-09-30
    BUTCHART, Ian, Me appointed
    secretary
  31. 2016-09-30
    BUTCHART, Ian appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D K PROPERTIES (CUPAR) LIMITED
  33. 2016-09-02
    KING, Allan Duncan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Rubicon Land Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
D King Properties (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
D K PROPERTIES (CUPAR) LIMITED
This company · SC544461

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rubicon Land Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares22/02/2022
D King Properties (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting02/09/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

King Group First Floor
25 Frederick Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH2 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, William Stuart
secretary · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active
KING, Allan Alexander
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-02-20
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Active
MURRAY, William Stuart
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active
REID-THOMAS, Alistair Martin
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-30
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Active
TAYLOR, Colin Michael
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-30
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Active
BUTCHART, Ian, Me
secretary · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2022-01-10
Resigned
BUTCHART, Ian
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2022-01-10
Resigned
KING, Allan Duncan
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-02 · resigned 2020-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19