DOONBANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC089875 · ltd · incorporated 1984-10-01
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 40.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,606,054
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£216k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.61M | £1.58M |
| Cash | £216.1k | £187.3k |
| Net assets | £1.61M | £1.58M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09➕MARTIN, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2017-10-09➕YOUNG, Laura Maureen appointeddirector
- 2013-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-11-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-12-15➕MARTIN, Georgina appointeddirector
- 1985-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1984-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DOONBANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Colin Martin Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/10/2024 |
Mrs Georgina Martin Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | — | board controlboard control | 16/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Georgina Martinceased 16/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr James Colin Martinceased 16/10/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
20 Barns Street
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1XA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MARTIN, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2017-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Georgina→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1994-12-15
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Active
YOUNG, Laura Maureen→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-10-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/2003 | 17/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/07/1985 | 11/11/2004 |
Recent filings (111 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06