SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
🌳Matureactive
SC130811 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-03-21
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 34.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 34.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
64 officers (2 active, 64 linked, 55 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
211 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (143 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21➕ALEXANDER, Clair Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➖COLQUHOUN, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-21➖EDWARDS, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11➕MAITLAND, Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-11-11➖SCOTT, Iain resigneddirector
- 2019-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-24➖MCKINNON, Alistair Gordon resigneddirector
- 2013-09-09➕COLQUHOUN, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2013-09-09➕SCOTT, Iain appointeddirector
- 2012-03-08➖CRAWFORD, John resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-08➕EDWARDS, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-30➖GASS, David Thomas resigneddirector
- 2010-03-29➕MCKINNON, Alistair Gordon appointeddirector
- 2009-06-08➕CRAWFORD, John appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-08➖MACKIE, Christopher Paul resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-30➕MACKIE, Christopher Paul appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-30➖PLANT, John David resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-30➖GRIGGS, Russel George, Professor resigneddirector
- 2008-06-30➖KEGGANS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-04-04➕GASS, David Thomas appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31➖BURGESS, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖DIXON, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖GRIEVE, Charles Wyndham resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖JACKIMCIW, Anthony Paul resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖MITCHELL, Joan, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖ROBERTS, David John, Professor resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖ROSS, John Alexander resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖SHAW, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖STAIR, John David James, Earl Of resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖THOMSON, William Watt resigneddirector
- 2007-04-26➕JACKIMCIW, Anthony Paul appointeddirector
- 2007-04-26➕MITCHELL, Joan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-04-26➕ROSS, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-03-31➖TURNER, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2007-01-01➕PLANT, John David appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-31➖MACKIE, Christopher Paul resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 143 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Enterprise Individual | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AMOS THREE LLP→ SO301661 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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| ANKOR ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL LP→ SL025125 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities
Registered office
Floor 4, Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 62 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Clair Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-21
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MAITLAND, Alan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-11
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ANGOLD, William Penrose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-03-22
CAIRNIE, Stanley Drummond→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-22 · resigned 1999-10-13
CRAWFORD, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2012-03-08
EDWARDS, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2022-04-21
MACKIE, Christopher Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2009-06-08
MACKIE, Christopher Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2006-12-31
PLANT, John David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2008-06-30
PLANT, John David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 2005-10-31
BELL, James Johnstone→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-05-22 · resigned 1994-03-10
BIRRELL, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2005-04-30
BURGESS, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2008-03-31
CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2005-12-31
CAMPBELL, Neil Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2000-10-11
COLQUHOUN, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2025-03-21
CORLESS, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1993-11-11 · resigned 1997-03-05
DIXON, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2008-03-31
FINDLAY, Bryan Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2006-04-18
FORTEATH, John Wyllie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1991-03-22 · resigned 1995-06-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Enterprise | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/06/1991 | — |
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Recent filings (211 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30