DOWNIE PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC136377 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-02-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-08-25
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Gordon Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2021-08-25
    ➕
    SWARBRICK, Alison Catherine appointed
    director
  18. 2021-08-25
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Anthea Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2021-05-10
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Alexander Hay resigned
    director
  20. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  21. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-05-02
    ➕
    GRIGOR & YOUNG LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2018-05-02
    ➖
    GRIGOR & YOUNG resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1992-07-28
    ➖
    CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    GRIGOR & YOUNG appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Alexander Hay appointed
    director
  28. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Anthea Catherine appointed
    director
  29. 1992-07-28
    ➖
    C.I. NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 1992-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOWNIE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  31. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    C.I. NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "DOWNIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alison Catherine Swarbrick
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2023
Gordon Alexander Downie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Anthea Catherine Downieceased 04/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alexander Hay Downieceased 17/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated1992-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Tower
103 High Street
Elgin
IV30 1EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GRIGOR & YOUNG LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNIE, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWARBRICK, Alison Catherine→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 1992-07-28
Resigned
GRIGOR & YOUNG→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2018-05-02
Resigned
DOWNIE, Alexander Hay→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2021-05-10
Resigned
DOWNIE, Anthea Catherine→
director · ~86y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2021-08-25
Resigned
C.I. NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 1992-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21