DORNOCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC343490 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,216,475
Cash YoY
+962%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£119k
↑ 962% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.2m
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£1.3m-£1.0m-£722k-£442k-£162k£119kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£118.7k£11.2k
Net assets£-1.22M£-1.28M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2022-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-02-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-02-11
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Caroline Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2009-06-02
    ➕
    FRASER, George Gabriel appointed
    director
  21. 2008-06-25
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Caroline Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-25
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, David Fraser appointed
    director
  23. 2008-06-25
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2008-06-25
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2008-06-25
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2008-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As DORNOCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  27. 2008-05-28
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2008-05-28
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2008-05-28
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Fraser Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2008-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oldtown Of Leys House
Culduthel
Inverness
IV2 6AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CLAYTON, Caroline Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYTON, Caroline Anne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, George Gabriel→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, David Fraser→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2008-06-25
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2008-06-25
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2008-06-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—17/02/201704/02/2022

Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-12