DALGARVEN HOMES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC355836 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2025-03-25
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  3. 2025-03-19
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  4. 2025-02-01
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    SALOTTI, Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-05
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    SALOTTI, Jane resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-05
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  7. 2023-12-22
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  8. 2022-12-23
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  9. 2022-01-27
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  10. 2020-12-24
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  11. 2019-12-24
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  12. 2018-12-24
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  13. 2017-12-22
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  14. 2016-12-29
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  15. 2016-03-08
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  16. 2016-03-08
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  17. 2016-03-08
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  18. 2015-12-08
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  19. 2013-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2010-03-03
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    ALMOND, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-01
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    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-04-21
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Alexis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-21
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Alexis appointed
    director
  24. 2009-04-21
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Shaun appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-21
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    MURPHY, Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-21
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    SALOTTI, Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2009-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DALGARVEN HOMES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  29. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    ALMOND, Deborah Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexis Mclaughlin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Shaun Mclaughlin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

55 Maryborough Road
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 1SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MCLAUGHLIN, Alexis→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLAUGHLIN, Alexis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-21
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Active
MCLAUGHLIN, Shaun→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALOTTI, Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
ALMOND, Deborah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
SALOTTI, Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-04-21 · resigned 2024-03-05
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
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/04/200913/02/2013

Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24