DUNSMORE PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC090578 · ltd · incorporated 1984-11-16

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 37.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

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

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.3y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

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

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-15	2023-11-15
Average employees	0	0

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-13
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accounts · AA
2026-01-13
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-22
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officers · TM01
2023-08-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-22
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officers · AP01
2023-08-21
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DUNSMORE, Pamela appointed
director
2023-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
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DUNSMORE, Andrew resigned
director
2022-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2000-07-19
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DUNSMORE, Elizabeth S resigned
director
2000-07-10
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DUNSMORE, David appointed
director
1998-06-10
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DUNSMORE, David appointed
secretary
1998-06-10
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DUNSMORE, Elizabeth S resigned
secretary
1989-01-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Oswalds of Edinburgh
1984-11-16
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Company incorporated
As DUNSMORE PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "DUNSMORE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Dunsmore Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/08/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Dunsmoreceased 14/08/2023· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1984-11-16

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

217a Glasgow Road

Dennyloanhead

Bonnybridge

Stirlingshire

FK4 1QY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last made up to: 2024-11-15

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-28

Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DUNSMORE, David→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-10

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Active

DUNSMORE, David→

director · ~50y · appointed 2000-07-10

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Active

DUNSMORE, Pamela→

director · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-21

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Active

DUNSMORE, Elizabeth S→

secretary · resigned 1998-06-10

Resigned

DUNSMORE, Andrew→

director · ~77y · resigned 2023-08-14

Resigned

DUNSMORE, Elizabeth S→

director · ~115y · resigned 2000-07-19

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Oswalds of Edinburgh	Standard security	1 property	12/01/1989	—

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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-20

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-02-14

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

accounts · AA

2026-02-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-01-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-14

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

accounts · AA

2024-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-25

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-08-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-08-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-22

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

accounts · AA

2023-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-14