DAVID NEILSON AGENCIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC097810 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-13
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£116.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £116,514
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,962 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£117k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.7k | £123.7k |
| Current assets | £86.9k | £83.9k |
| Net assets | £116.5k | £121.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-01➕NEILSON, Ross James appointeddirector
- 1986-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID NEILSON AGENCIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NEILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross James Neilson Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/10/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Margaret Neilsonceased 27/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr David John Neilsonceased 27/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Ross James Neilsonceased 17/04/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160
Registered office
8 Elm Court Cavalry Park
Peebles
Borders
EH45 9BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
NEILSON, Ross James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-11-01
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29