DOUG HOLDEN (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC058428 · ltd · incorporated 1975-08-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 43.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-04-01➖LABRUM, Fiona Alison resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-08➕AIRD, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2013-04-05➖HOLDEN, Douglas James resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖HOLDEN, Robert Duff resignedsecretary
- 2008-10-31➕LABRUM, Fiona Alison appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-07➖HOLDEN, James Douglas resigneddirector
- 2000-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-11-05➖CRUICKSHANKS, Daniel resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-05➕HOLDEN, Robert Duff appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-05➖CRUICKSHANKS, Daniel resigneddirector
- 1991-08-02➖LUMSDEN, Robert resigneddirector
- 1982-07-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1975-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DOUG HOLDEN (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Duff Holden Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
116 Burghmuir Road
Perth
PH1 1HU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
Active
CRUICKSHANKS, Daniel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-11-05
HOLDEN, Robert Duff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-05 · resigned 2008-10-31
LABRUM, Fiona Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2016-04-01
CRUICKSHANKS, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1997-11-05
HOLDEN, Douglas James→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2013-04-05
HOLDEN, James Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2002-11-07
LUMSDEN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1991-08-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/07/1982 | 18/02/2000 |
Recent filings (106 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24