MGD ESTATES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC561414 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-24
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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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. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.2y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 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.

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Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £8,495
Cash YoY
+83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£93k
↑ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 437% YoY
Current Assets
£904k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k£179k£360k£541k£722k£904kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£646.0k£635.9k
Current assets£903.5k£863.5k
Cash£92.7k£50.5k
Debtors£810.8k£813.0k
Net assets£8.5k£-2.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-07-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  9. 2021-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-31
    CRAIG-GENTLES, Jamie Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2021-03-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-03-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-02-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  14. 2021-02-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  15. 2021-02-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-02-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-02-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2021-02-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  19. 2021-02-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  20. 2021-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  21. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-06
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    officers · CH01
  23. 2019-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2019-06-21
    CRAIG-GENTLES, Jamie Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2018-03-05
    CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Roy resigned
    director
  26. 2017-04-28
    CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Roy appointed
    director
  27. 2017-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As MGD ESTATES LIMITED
  28. 2017-03-24
    DAWSON, Graeme Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2017-03-24
    GENTLES, Marc Jason Wallace appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Jason Wallace Gentles
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/03/2017
Mr Graeme Paul Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/03/2017

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

12 Abbey Street
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAWSON, Graeme Paul
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-24
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Active
GENTLES, Marc Jason Wallace
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Roy
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-04-28 · resigned 2018-03-05
Resigned
CRAIG-GENTLES, Jamie Mary
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-06-21 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property01/07/2021
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property26/02/2021
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property26/02/2021
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property11/02/2021
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property11/02/2021
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property11/02/2021
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Recent filings (41 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-01