D.C. INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC099209 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-22
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 38.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 38.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
105 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22➖GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➕RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➖LAING, Thomas Fleming resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-14➕LAING, Thomas Fleming appointeddirector
- 1992-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1992-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1991-03-29➕GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon appointedsecretary
- 1991-03-29➖MILLS, Alexander Horace Scott resignedsecretary
- 1988-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The British Linen Bank LTD
- 1988-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The British Linen Bank LTD
- 1986-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs D.C. INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Caledonian Heritable Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Caledonian Heritable Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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D.C. INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC099209
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caledonian Heritable Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
46 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-29 · resigned 2021-07-22
MILLS, Alexander Horace Scott→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-03-29
LAING, Thomas Fleming→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-03-14 · resigned 2021-01-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Letter of pledge and offset | 1 property | 10/03/1988 | 08/06/1992 | |
| satisfied | The British Linen Bank The British Linen Bank LTD | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/02/1988 | 08/06/1992 |
Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-27