MCDURAN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC548887 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 8.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-28
    ➕
    DURAN CARBONELL, Joan Manel appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-27
    ➖
    CARBONELL, Joan Manel Duran resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-06
    ➕
    CARBONELL, Joan Manel Duran appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-11-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-10-24
    ➕
    DURAN MOLINA, Joan Manuel appointed
    director
  15. 2022-10-24
    ➖
    DURAN CARBONELL, Joan Manel resigned
    director
  16. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2019-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-03-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2018-03-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2018-03-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2016-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MCDURAN LIMITED
  27. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2016-10-28
    ➖
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    DURAN CARBONELL, Joan Manel appointed
    director
  30. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    MILLER, Innes Richard appointed
    director
  31. 2016-10-28
    ➖
    MILLER, Innes Richard resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joan Manel Duran Carbonell
Individual · Spanish · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting28/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • James And George Collie Trust Services Limitedceased 28/10/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2016-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

12 Telford Grove
Edinburgh
EH4 2UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DURAN CARBONELL, Joan Manel→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURAN MOLINA, Joan Manuel→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2016-10-28
Resigned
CARBONELL, Joan Manel Duran→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-04-06 · resigned 2024-10-27
Resigned
DURAN CARBONELL, Joan Manel→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2022-10-24
Resigned
MILLER, Innes Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2016-10-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/03/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/03/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/03/2018—
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Recent filings (43 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24