DONNACHAIDH PROPERTY LIMITED

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SC259850 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.8y

45/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £272,366

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Profit before tax£272.4k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-27
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    CAMPBELL, Ross Iain appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-05-27
    ➖
    CLARK, Ian resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-05-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2020-05-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2019-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  16. 2019-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2019-01-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-01-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Newlands (Elgin) Holdings Limited
  19. 2019-01-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-01-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Newlands (Elgin) Holdings Limited
  21. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    CLARK, Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-02-23
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    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2012-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2012-04-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  26. 2012-04-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  27. 2004-08-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2004-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2003-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As DONNACHAIDH PROPERTY LIMITED
  30. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Hilda Mary appointed
    director
  31. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, William George appointed
    director
  32. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2003-11-26
    ➕
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2003-11-26
    ➖
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William George Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/07/2017

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Perimeter Road
Elgin
IV30 6AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ross Iain→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Hilda Mary→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, William George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-23 · resigned 2020-05-27
Resigned
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2017-02-23
Resigned
MMA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2003-11-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Newlands (Elgin) Holdings
Newlands (Elgin) Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property23/01/2019—
outstanding
Newlands (Elgin) Holdings
Newlands (Elgin) Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property15/01/2019—
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
Standard security1 property10/04/201205/02/2019
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
Floating charge1 property05/04/201205/02/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property03/08/200408/06/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/07/200411/04/2012
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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18