L. DEXTER & CO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631650 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2019-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs L. DEXTER & CO LTD
- 2019-05-28➕DEXTER, Luke Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28➕THOMAS, Rhian Lynne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DEXTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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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Miss Rhian Lynne Thomas Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/05/2019 |
Mr Luke Andrew Dexter Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
1/1 Bearford House 39 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2PJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DEXTER, Luke Andrew→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Rhian Lynne→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2019 | 18/03/2024 |
Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09