DS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC372145 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£234.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £234,123

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£234k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£94k£140k£187k£234kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£361.0k£363.6k
Current assets£42.9k£43.2k
Net assets£234.1k£216.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-11-23
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  5. 2021-11-30
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2019-11-22
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2017-11-16
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  10. 2017-11-16
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  11. 2016-11-24
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  12. 2016-10-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2016-09-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  14. 2016-02-19
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  15. 2015-11-25
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  16. 2015-02-20
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  17. 2013-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Adam & Company
  18. 2010-08-01
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    TRAINER, Edward resigned
    director
  19. 2010-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Calterra Developments Limited
  20. 2010-05-27
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    BORLAND, Ian Mcdonald appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-27
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    TRAINER, Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2010-02-02
    ➕
    DURKIN, Philip James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Mcdonald Borland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/11/2016
Mr Philip James Durkin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

20 Cathcart Street
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BORLAND, Ian Mcdonald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-27
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Active
DURKIN, Philip James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-02
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Active
TRAINER, Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-27 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
A registered charge—24/09/2016—
outstanding
Adam & Company
A registered charge1 property27/06/2013—
outstanding
Calterra Developments
Calterra Developments Limited
Standard security1 property29/07/2010—
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Recent filings (42 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24
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accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21