DALZIEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC063157 · ltd · incorporated 1977-09-27

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2025-06-06
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2024-03-11
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2023-10-11
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2023-06-02
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officers · CH01
2023-05-17
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accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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DARROCH, John Whyte resigned
secretary
2021-09-24
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officers · TM02
2021-03-24
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accounts · AA
2020-04-24
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accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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LOVE, Morag appointed
secretary
2019-08-16
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DARROCH, Colin Ian appointed
director
2019-08-16
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officers · AP03
2019-08-16
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2019-03-12
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2018-04-17
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2017-05-25
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accounts · AA
2016-06-22
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auditors · AUD
2015-03-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-03-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: J R Dalziel Limited
2010-10-08
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DICKENS, James Edward appointed
director
2008-03-28
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DALZIEL, Patricia Mary resigned
director
2008-03-28
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DALZIEL, William Alexander resigned
director
2008-03-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-05-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: J.R. Dalziel Limited
1999-08-09
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-10-31
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DALZIEL, Alexander Stuart appointed
director
1994-03-11
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DALZIEL, Patricia Mary appointed
director
1986-04-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1977-09-27
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Company incorporated
As DALZIEL LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DALZIEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

clean

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

Group structure

Jr Dalziel Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jr Dalziel Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DALZIEL LIMITED

This company · SC063157

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
Jr Dalziel Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2017

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

Incorporated1977-09-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

8 Belgowan Street

Bellshill North Industrial Est

Bellshill

Lanarkshire

ML4 3NS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

LOVE, Morag→

secretary · appointed 2019-08-16

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Active

DALZIEL, Alexander Stuart→

director · ~57y · appointed 1997-10-31

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Active

DARROCH, Colin Ian→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-08-16

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Active

DARROCH, John Whyte→

director · ~71y

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Active

DICKENS, James Edward→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-10-08

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Active

DARROCH, John Whyte→

secretary · resigned 2021-09-24

Resigned

DALZIEL, Patricia Mary→

director · ~81y · appointed 1994-03-11 · resigned 2008-03-28

Resigned

DALZIEL, William Alexander→

director · ~83y · resigned 2008-03-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	J R Dalziel J R Dalziel Limited	A registered charge	—	04/03/2015	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	28/03/2008	—
satisfied	J.R. Dalziel J.R. Dalziel Limited	Bond & floating charge	1 property	31/05/2005	11/03/2015
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	18/04/1986	09/08/1999

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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-24

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2021-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-10