DBM FOOD HYGIENE SUPPLIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC170092 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.2y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
103 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees101200

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.

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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 (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-26
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2017-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-02-13
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    ROWAN, Ian Hardie resigned
    director
  17. 2008-01-02
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    ROWAN, Ian Hardie appointed
    director
  18. 2007-11-01
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    WALSH, Gary resigned
    director
  19. 2007-07-26
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    ROWAN, Ian Hardie resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-05
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    ROWAN, Ian Hardie appointed
    director
  21. 2007-06-25
    ➖
    ROWAN, Ian Hardie resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-15
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    WILSON, Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    WALSH, Gary appointed
    director
  24. 2005-01-17
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2005-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2004-12-21
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    COTTON, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  27. 2004-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2003-03-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2001-08-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  30. 2000-11-02
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    COTTON, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  31. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    ROWAN, Ian Hardie appointed
    director
  32. 2000-06-01
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    BRYCE, David Alexander resigned
    director
  33. 1998-04-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1998-02-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kellock Limited
  35. 1996-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As DBM FOOD HYGIENE SUPPLIES LTD.
  36. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James appointed
    secretary
  37. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  38. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-11-22
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  40. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    BRYCE, David Alexander appointed
    director
  41. 1996-11-22
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    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  42. 1996-11-22
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin James Molyneux
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Dbm House, Clifton View
East Mains Industrial Estate
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-22
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Active
MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-11-22
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Active
WILSON, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
BRYCE, David Alexander→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
COTTON, Kenneth John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2004-12-21
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
ROWAN, Ian Hardie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-01-02 · resigned 2008-02-13
Resigned
ROWAN, Ian Hardie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-26
Resigned
ROWAN, Ian Hardie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2007-06-25
Resigned
WALSH, Gary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/01/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/03/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Floating charge1 property29/08/2001—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property03/04/199807/01/2005
satisfied
Kellock
Kellock Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property24/02/199828/01/2004
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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-15