DIOCEL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14950118 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-05-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-21📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DIOCEL LTD
- 2023-06-21➕MCGUIRE, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-06-21➕MCGUIRE, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-06-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCGUIRE, Susan Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2023-06-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Mcguire Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/11/2023 |
Mr Paul Anthony Mcguire Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Levine House 233 Wigan Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 9SL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-04
Last: 2026-06-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCGUIRE, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGUIRE, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-06-21
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-05-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-23