DRAGONFLY PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC503744 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-19➕WALKER, David appointeddirector
- 2021-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAGONFLY PROPERTIES SCOTLAND LTD
- 2015-04-20➕WALKER, Jennifer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Walker Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/03/2021 |
Mrs Jennifer Walker Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DISCOVERY DWELLINGS LTD→ SC855000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUNROW PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC768588 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EARL'S REST PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC768211 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EARLY BIRDS PROPERTIES LTD→ SC780448 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EAST OF SCOTLAND COLOUR PRINT LIMITED→ SC343575 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| EASTPIER LIMITED→ SC744545 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EDL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC727127 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EDM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC752444 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EKM SIMPSON LIMITED→ SC813890 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELABOR LIMITED→ SC555871 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ENGINEERING SPREADSHEETS LTD.→ SC302290 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ENTERPRISE INVESTMENTS (DUNDEE) LIMITED→ SC392888 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WALKER, David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-16