DUNDAS ESTATES (SHAWFAIR) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC807297 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-17

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

5 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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accounts · AA01
2024-04-17
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Company incorporated
As DUNDAS ESTATES (SHAWFAIR) LTD
2024-04-17
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FAIRFOULL, David Andrew appointed
secretary
2024-04-17
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CAMPBELL, John Charles appointed
director
2024-04-17
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FAIRFOULL, Craig David appointed
director
2024-04-17
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FAIRFOULL, David Andrew appointed
director
2024-04-17
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MURPHY, William Andrew appointed
director
2024-04-17
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SCOTT, Ian Stewart appointed
director
2024-04-17
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dundas Estates & Development Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dundas Estates & Development Co. Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DUNDAS ESTATES (SHAWFAIR) LTD

This company · SC807297

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dundas Estates & Development Co. Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/04/2024

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

Incorporated2024-04-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Alderstone House

Macmillan Road

Livingston

EH54 7AW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-11

Last: 2025-06-27