DEEVIEW HOMES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC146697 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.9y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — 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
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-08-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2019-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-07-31
    ➖
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #9
  17. 2019-02-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #11
  19. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-08-11
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    YOUNG, Hazel appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-09
    ➖
    YOUNG, David resigned
    director
  22. 2007-02-09
    ➖
    YOUNG, Marion resigned
    director
  23. 2005-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2004-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  25. 2002-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2002-04-17
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2002-03-28
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 2002-03-28
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 2002-02-01
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 2002-01-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, William David appointed
    director
  32. 2001-06-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1999-06-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  34. 1996-01-23
    ➖
    COHEN & CO SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1996-01-23
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1994-12-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  37. 1994-06-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  38. 1994-05-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  39. 1993-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEEVIEW HOMES LIMITED
  40. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    COHEN & CO SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    YOUNG, David appointed
    director
  42. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    YOUNG, Marion appointed
    director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William David Young
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

12-16 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1PS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Hazel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, William David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COHEN & CO SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 1996-01-23
Resigned
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
YOUNG, David→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 2007-02-09
Resigned
YOUNG, Marion→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 2007-02-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property17/04/200228/02/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/03/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/03/200210/06/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property01/02/200227/07/2005
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property08/01/2002—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property15/06/2001—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property25/06/199908/04/2004
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security2 properties30/12/1994—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property23/06/1994—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property27/05/199427/08/2002
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Recent filings (107 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30