DALM PROPERTIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC655506 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,775
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.7k | £118.0k |
| Current assets | £1.2k | £885 |
| Net assets | £6.8k | £3.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deedmortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-02🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-07-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2020-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DALM PROPERTIES LTD
- 2020-02-24➕MURPHY, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24➕MURPHY, Lauren Maclennan appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lauren Maclennan Murphy Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/02/2020 |
Mr David Robert Murphy Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
43 Galbraith Crescent
Larbert
FK5 4GZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MURPHY, David Robert→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURPHY, Lauren Maclennan→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Works (UK) Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29