DUNEDIN LAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC198483 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-28

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£2.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

55900Other accommodation

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,641

Net assets shrinking

Down £34,806 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 93% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↓ 91% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£7.4k	£37.4k
Current assets	£2.9k	£33.0k
Net assets	£2.6k	£37.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2024-04-16
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2023-04-15
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2022-04-05
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2021-03-22
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accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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2019-03-22
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2018-04-24
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2017-04-24
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2016-05-23
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accounts · AA
2015-09-12
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mortgage · MR04
2015-09-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2015-08-17
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-18
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accounts · AA
2010-06-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-04-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-01-20
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BOULTON, Bernadette appointed
secretary
2003-01-20
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MURRAY, Saskia Letitia Zara appointed
director
2003-01-13
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MURRAY, Saskia Letitia Zara resigned
secretary
1999-09-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-08-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-07-28
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Company incorporated
As DUNEDIN LAND LIMITED
1999-07-28
➕
MURRAY, David Robert Campbell appointed
director
1999-07-28
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MURRAY, Saskia Letitia Zara appointed
secretary
1999-07-28
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-07-28
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-07-28
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-07-28
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Robert Campbell Murray Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1999-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

9 Orchill Drive

Plains

Near Airdrie

Lanarkshire

ML6 7US

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BOULTON, Bernadette→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-20

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Active

MURRAY, David Robert Campbell→

director · ~55y · appointed 1999-07-28

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Active

MURRAY, Saskia Letitia Zara→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-01-20

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Active

MURRAY, Saskia Letitia Zara→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2003-01-13

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 1999-07-28

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 1999-07-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	24/06/2010	12/09/2015
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	02/04/2003	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	13/09/1999	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	10/08/1999	—

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