DAVAAR PROPERTY GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC525328 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£178.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 9.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £177,974
Very low cash
Cash position: £5
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£178k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£590k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £178.0k | £293.9k |
| Current assets | £590.2k | £715.1k |
| Cash | £5 | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £590.2k | £708.9k |
| Net assets | £178.0k | £153.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2017-01-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2016-12-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2016-12-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2016-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2016-02-24➕DOCHERTY, Ian Campbell appointeddirector
- 2016-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVAAR PROPERTY GROUP LTD
- 2016-01-27➕RHODES, Dallas Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Campbell Docherty Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Dallas Peter Rhodes Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Clydesdale Street
Hamilton
ML3 0DP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOCHERTY, Ian Campbell→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RHODES, Dallas Peter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 17/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 10/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-27