DENMUIR PROPERTIES LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.9y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-26➖FRASER, Brian Tinnock resigneddirector
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-07➖FRASER, Douglas William resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-07➖FRASER, Douglas William resigneddirector
- 2022-03-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03➕FRASER, Brian Tinnock appointeddirector
- 2017-08-03➖FRASER, Dennis Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-04-29➕FRASER, Eleanor Muriel appointeddirector
- 2017-04-29➕FRASER, Douglas William appointeddirector
- 2016-05-02➕FRASER, Douglas William appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-02➖FRASER, Norma Muriel resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Honourable Kim Ian Maurice Fraser and Another
- 2000-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DENMUIR PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2000-03-23➕FRASER, Norma Muriel appointeddirector
- 2000-03-23➕FRASER, Norma Muriel appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-23➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-03-23➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-03-23➕FRASER, Dennis Michael appointeddirector
- 2000-03-23➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2000-03-23➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Eleanor Muriel Fraser Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Norma Muriel Fraserceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Dennis Michael Fraserceased 03/08/2017· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Honourable Kim Ian Maurice Fraser and Another | Standard security | 1 property | 20/06/2012 | — |