DUNOLLIE HALLS LIMITED

📈Growthactive

SC761592 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-09

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

Window opening — thesis has shifted to "property refinance" in the last 30 days.

· Investment thesis: stable_asset_backed → property_refinance
· Bankability: 70 → 75
· Refinance opportunity: no_debt → clean_up_first
· Live charges: 0 → 1

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 1 worsened.

·Investment thesis: stable_asset_backed → property_refinance
↑Bankability: 70 → 75
↓Live charges: 0 → 1
↑Filings: 6 → 7
·Refinance opportunity: no_debt → clean_up_first

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£128.5k

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.0y

60/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 0.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Profitable

Profit before tax £53,865

Strong revenue growth

Turnover up 66% YoY

Turnover YoY

+66%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Turnover	£128.5k	£77.5k
Gross profit	£120.9k	£77.5k
Profit before tax	£53.9k	£37.9k
Average employees	200	200

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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mortgage · MR01
2026-05-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
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Company incorporated
As DUNOLLIE HALLS LIMITED
2023-03-09
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LOCKHART, Mark Campbell appointed
director
2023-03-09
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WALTON, Eric appointed
director
2023-03-09
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Walton Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	09/03/2023
Mr Mark Campbell Lockhart Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1984 · age 42	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	09/03/2023

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

Incorporated2023-03-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Ganavan Sands

Oban

PA34 5TB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LOCKHART, Mark Campbell→

director · ~42y · appointed 2023-03-09

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Active

WALTON, Eric→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-09

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/05/2026	—

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Recent filings (7 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-05-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-07

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-03-09