DECUS NOMINEES LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-30➖TLT SCOTLAND LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖MCENTEGART, Thomas Peter resigneddirector
- 2022-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-31➖MELDRUM, Kenneth Turnbull resigneddirector
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-02➖ANDERSON FYFE LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-07-02➕TLT SCOTLAND LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-11-19➕ARMOUR, Brian Oetegenn appointeddirector
- 2010-11-19➖HAMILL, Derek resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30➕SHERIDAN, John Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-04-30➖CHAPLIN, David Henry resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30➕HAMILL, Derek appointeddirector
- 2008-04-30➕MCENTEGART, Thomas Peter appointeddirector
- 2008-04-30➖WILKIN, Christopher George Andrew resigneddirector
- 2004-09-01➖MCILVRIDE, Rhoderick Robert resigneddirector
- 1996-12-20➕MCILVRIDE, Rhoderick Robert appointeddirector
- 1996-12-20➕MELDRUM, Kenneth Turnbull appointeddirector
- 1991-07-24➖CARTER, John Leslie resigneddirector
- 1991-07-18➖MCALLISTER, Walter Dick resigneddirector
- 1991-07-18➕WILKIN, Christopher George Andrew appointeddirector
- 1991-05-30➖MILLAR, John Russell resigneddirector
- 1989-06-14➕CHAPLIN, David Henry appointeddirector
- 1982-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DECUS NOMINEES LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
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