DUE NORTH PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC358875 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 16.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-01➕THOMSON, Louise Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-07🔒Charge registered #16Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-06-07🔒Charge registered #15Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-06-07🔒Charge registered #14Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-06-07🔒Charge registered #13Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2022-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-05-26🔒Charge registered #12Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-04-01➖FULLER, Gordon Neill resigneddirector
- 2014-10-02🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2013-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-11-11🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-11-11🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-11-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-10-30🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-09-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-08-26🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- 2009-08-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- 2009-07-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DUE NORTH PROPERTIES LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Tayside Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Tayside Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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DUE NORTH PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · SC358875
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tayside Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Tayside Holdings (2) Limitedceased 06/06/2025· 75-100% shares
- Fuller Holdings Limitedceased 30/05/2022· 25-50% shares · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
144 Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
THOMSON, Gary→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMSON, Louise Ann→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FULLER, Gordon Neill→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2022-04-01
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2009-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 07/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/05/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2014 | 01/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2013 | 01/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2013 | 01/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2013 | 01/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2013 | 01/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/09/2009 | 11/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Greene King Brewing and Retailing Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 26/08/2009 | 10/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Greene King Brewing and Retailing Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 10/08/2009 | 10/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/07/2009 | 11/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Greene King Brewing and Retailing Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 10/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 28/02/2014 |
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Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-23