KEO PROPERTY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693546 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
4 live charges · oldest 2.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
71/100Strong
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
77
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 £17,453
Cash YoY
+484%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↑ 484% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £228.6k | £218.7k |
| Cash | £9.1k | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £17.5k | £8.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-10-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-04➕DARLING, Thomas Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2023-06-08➖DARLING, Thomas Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-05➕DARLING, Thomas Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs KEO PROPERTY LTD
- 2021-03-26➕DARLING, Jenna appointeddirector
- 2021-03-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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 med ·3 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-11-03: A registered charge; 2025-10-21: A registered charge; 2025-10-03: A registered charge
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Alexander Darling Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/04/2025 |
Mrs Jenna Darling Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Alexander Darlingceased 08/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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
Incorporated2021-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
98 Grove Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DARLING, Jenna→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARLING, Thomas Alexander→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARLING, Thomas Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-05 · resigned 2023-06-08
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08