DUNELAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC174358 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-11

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 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate
91040Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

177 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	200	200

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-10-15
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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
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TALBOTT, John Lewis appointed
director
2025-07-23
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mortgage · MR04
2025-07-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-01-29
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accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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GLYNN, Rita resigned
director
2024-08-22
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officers · TM01
2024-08-15
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FULTON, Caroline Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-01-25
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accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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officers · AP01
2022-08-09
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FULTON, Caroline Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-01-12
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accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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officers · TM01
2021-06-18
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officers · AP01
2021-03-09
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FRANCO, Vera Luisia David Leal resigned
director
2021-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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DABONI, Alessandro Giorgio Maria appointed
director
2020-02-28
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LOWE, John Chorlton resigned
secretary
2020-02-28
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officers · TM02
2019-11-22
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accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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address · AD01
2019-09-04
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officers · TM01
2019-09-03
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CHUTER, Jonathan Harvey resigned
director
2019-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-26
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SHOHET, Samuel Aaron resigned
director
2019-03-22
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BUCK, John Alexander resigned
director
2019-02-15
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FRANCO, Vera Luisia David Leal appointed
director
2019-02-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-09-27
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CADDY, Jason Winston appointed
director
2018-09-27
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CHUTER, Jonathan Harvey appointed
director
2018-06-29
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GLYNN, Rita appointed
director
2018-04-11
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GORDON, John Stewart resigned
director
2018-03-05
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WILMOT, Joan resigned
director
2018-02-20
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NEALL, Stephen resigned
director
2017-07-03
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SHOHET, Samuel Aaron appointed
director
2016-05-11
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FORSYTH, Lori resigned
director
2016-05-11
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WALLACE, Bruce Alexander resigned
director
2015-05-08
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FORSYTH, Lori appointed
director
2015-05-08
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NEALL, Stephen appointed
director
2015-05-08
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WALLACE, Bruce Alexander appointed
director
2014-10-31
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BUCK, John Alexander appointed
director
2014-10-31
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FELLNER FEATHERSTONE, Cornelia Juliane, Dr resigned
director
2014-10-31
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GORDON, John Stewart appointed
director
2014-04-17
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MCFARLANE-SLACK, Andrew Rhodes resigned
director
2013-12-12
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CADDY, Jonathan resigned
director
2012-06-18
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SMITH, Eian Edward Monro appointed
director
2011-06-20
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FUCHS, Ben resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Findhorn Hive 567 West Whins

The Park, Findhorn

Forres

Moray

IV36 3SH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-11