DUDARWIN PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC042201 · ltd · incorporated 1965-05-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£260.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 7.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £260,082
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£260k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£52k£104k£156k£208k£260kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.12M£1.12M
Current assets£12.9k£15.6k
Cash£12.4k£15.1k
Debtors£523£509
Net assets£260.1k£258.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #7
  5. 2025-07-04
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  6. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-06-02
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  10. 2023-02-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2022-06-17
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  14. 2022-05-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-05-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  16. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2021-05-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  19. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2020-04-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2020-04-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
  23. 2020-04-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
  24. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-03-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  26. 2018-12-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
  27. 2018-07-17
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Janet resigned
    secretary
  28. 2018-07-17
    ➖
    DARBY, Anna resigned
    director
  29. 2018-07-06
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Richard Edward Daniel appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-22
    ➖
    KOWALSKI, Ronald resigned
    director
  31. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    DARBY, Anna appointed
    director
  32. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Helen appointed
    director
  33. 2007-11-23
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Janet appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-11-23
    ➖
    KOWALSKI, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-11-23
    ➖
    KOWALSKI, Erwin resigned
    director
  36. 2007-11-23
    ➕
    KOWALSKI, Ronald appointed
    director
  37. 1997-01-08
    ➖
    KOWALSKI, Eleanor resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-01-08
    ➕
    KOWALSKI, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  39. 1997-01-08
    ➖
    KOWALSKI, Eleanor resigned
    director
  40. 1965-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUDARWIN PROPERTIES LIMITED

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 61 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

1 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Edward Daniel Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/03/2019
Mrs Helen Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anna Darbyceased 17/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

13 Hope Street
Lanark
Lanarkshire
ML11 7NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Helen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Richard Edward Daniel→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2018-07-17
Resigned
KOWALSKI, Eleanor→
secretary · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
KOWALSKI, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-08 · resigned 2007-11-23
Resigned
DARBY, Anna→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2018-07-17
Resigned
KOWALSKI, Eleanor→
director · ~100y · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
KOWALSKI, Erwin→
director · ~100y · resigned 2007-11-23
Resigned
KOWALSKI, Ronald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2010-07-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge1 property04/07/2025—
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property02/06/202307/07/2025
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property17/06/2022—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property20/05/2022—
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge1 property27/05/2021—
outstanding
Kensington Mortgage Company
Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
A registered charge1 property23/04/2020—
outstanding
Kensington Mortgage Company
Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
A registered charge1 property23/04/2020—
outstanding
Kensington Mortgage Company
Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
A registered charge1 property19/12/2018—
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Recent filings (122 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12