DORICMOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC126138 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.3y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-28
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    WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  9. 2020-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-09-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  13. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-11-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2016-11-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-07-23
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    WRIGHT, Stewart Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-23
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-22
    ➕
    POLLOCK, David appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-22
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2008-12-22
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Stewart Ross resigned
    director
  25. 2008-10-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  26. 2008-09-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2003-12-03
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    WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 1995-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1990-08-17
    ➕
    MACKAY, Colin appointed
    secretary
  30. 1990-08-17
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1990-08-17
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Stewart Ross appointed
    director
  32. 1990-08-17
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1990-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As DORICMOR LIMITED
  34. 1990-07-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1990-07-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Ross Wright
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1990-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 7, West Shore Business Centre
Long Craig Rigg
Edinburgh
EH5 1QT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MACKAY, Colin→
secretary · appointed 1990-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLOCK, David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Stewart Ross→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-07-12 · resigned 1990-08-17
Resigned
WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-07-23 · resigned 2020-08-28
Resigned
WRIGHT, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-12-03 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned
WRIGHT, Stewart Ross→
director · ~76y · appointed 1990-08-17 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-07-12 · resigned 1990-08-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—28/09/2018—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property09/10/200801/11/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property12/01/199527/09/2008
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Recent filings (111 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31