DALQUHURN SHOP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC048866 · ltd · incorporated 1971-06-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 49.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 49.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-10-25➕EL DJAZAIRY, Soussan appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-25➖DIAB, Nadia resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-25➖DIAB, Nadia resigneddirector
- 2004-07-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2004-07-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-06-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-06-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-05-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-06-22➖DIAB, Ussama resigneddirector
- 1995-05-17➕EL DJAZAIRY, Omar appointeddirector
- 1995-05-17➕EL DJAZAIRY, Soussan appointeddirector
- 1981-07-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1976-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1971-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DALQUHURN SHOP LIMITED
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +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
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Omar El Djazairy Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2016 |
Mrs Soussan El Djazairy Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
18 B Queen Street
Helensburgh
Argyll & Bute
G84 9LG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
EL DJAZAIRY, Soussan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EL DJAZAIRY, Omar→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EL DJAZAIRY, Soussan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIAB, Nadia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-10-25
DIAB, Nadia→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2006-10-25
DIAB, Ussama→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2001-06-22
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/06/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/05/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 20/07/1981 | 09/07/2004 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/05/1976 | 09/07/2004 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-13