DRIVEGARDEN LIMITED

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SC333557 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£226.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
48 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £226,343

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£226k
↑ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£914k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£183k£365k£548k£731k£914kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£234.3k£224.9k
Current assets£913.7k£708.9k
Net assets£226.3k£211.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-08
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-01
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    ROBBIE, Graeme resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2024-06-24
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  6. 2023-06-21
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  7. 2022-07-31
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  8. 2021-05-14
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  9. 2020-08-30
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  10. 2019-02-11
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  11. 2018-02-26
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  12. 2017-03-04
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  13. 2015-12-16
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  14. 2015-11-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-06
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  16. 2014-11-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-11-16
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    PATERSON, Elizabeth Maria appointed
    director
  18. 2009-11-16
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    ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-22
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    PATERSON, Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    ROBBIE, Graeme appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-22
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-11-22
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DRIVEGARDEN LIMITED
  24. 2007-11-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-11-07
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Maria Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

42 Dudhope Crescent Road
Dundee
DD1 5RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PATERSON, Elizabeth Maria→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Raymond→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBBIE, Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-11-22
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
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accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
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accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
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accounts · AA
2020-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02