DMVE TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC043088 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1966-02-08
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.3y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-11
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    BUCHANAN, Alexandra Francis Wyville resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-07-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-04-21
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-06
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    PHIPPS, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  16. 2018-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-08
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-05-26
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    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2017-03-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Douglas Blades as Trustee for Drumpellier Golf Club
  22. 2016-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tarmac Trading Limited
  23. 2015-04-01
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    CARRICK-BUCHANAN, Angus David Torben appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-03-31
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    PATON, David resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-05-09
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    CARRICK-BUCHANAN, Angus David Torben appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-09
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    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Sara Roberta, Lady resigned
    director
  27. 2006-05-09
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    PHIPPS, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2006-05-09
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    SMALLEY, Antonia Moyna resigned
    director
  29. 2005-10-12
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    PILKINGTON, Bethia Adeline resigned
    director
  30. 2005-05-12
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    BUCHANAN, Clotilde Evelyn resigned
    director
  31. 1997-05-23
    ➖
    CHANCE, Joanna Alicia resigned
    director
  32. 1993-12-01
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    SHARP, John David resigned
    secretary
  33. 1992-05-10
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    BUCHANAN, Bridget Katherine resigned
    director
  34. 1966-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As DMVE TRUSTEE 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 60 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.)
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6 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1966-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

3 Wellington Square
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

CARRICK-BUCHANAN, Angus David Torben→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
AUBREY-FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-26
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Active
CARRICK-BUCHANAN, Angus David Torben→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-05-09
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Active
PATON, David→
secretary · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
SHARP, John David→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-01
Resigned
AUBREY-FLETCHER, Sara Roberta, Lady→
director · ~76y · resigned 2006-05-09
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Alexandra Francis Wyville→
director · ~76y · resigned 2024-08-11
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Bridget Katherine→
director · ~114y · resigned 1992-05-10
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Clotilde Evelyn→
director · ~110y · resigned 2005-05-12
Resigned
CHANCE, Joanna Alicia→
director · ~121y · resigned 1997-05-23
Resigned
PHIPPS, Charles Alexander→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-05-09 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
PILKINGTON, Bethia Adeline→
director · ~107y · resigned 2005-10-12
Resigned
SMALLEY, Antonia Moyna→
director · ~95y · resigned 2006-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Douglas Blades as Trustee for Drumpellier Golf Club / Derek Totten as Trustee for Drumpellier Golf Club / John Kennedy as Trustee for Drumpellier Golf Club / James Myles Smith as Trustee for Drumpellier Golf Club
A registered charge1 property10/03/2017—
satisfied
Tarmac Trading
Tarmac Trading Limited
A registered charge1 property24/02/201626/07/2023
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Recent filings (125 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08