DACOLL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC173001 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-27

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 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
62090Other information technology service activities
95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 28.4 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 (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
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SIMPSON, David Colling appointed
director
2025-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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EVERINGTON, Allan Kellie resigned
director
2025-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
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SOMMERVILLE, Lesley-Anne appointed
secretary
2023-01-30
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SINCLAIR, Ronald Ross resigned
secretary
2023-01-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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SINCLAIR, Ronald Ross appointed
secretary
2022-11-16
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SMART, Douglas John resigned
secretary
2022-11-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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SINCLAIR, Ronald Ross appointed
director
2021-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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TILLING, John resigned
director
2020-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-31
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HAWKSWORTH, William James resigned
director
2018-05-25
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SMART, Douglas John appointed
secretary
2018-05-25
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STORRAR, Thomas resigned
secretary
2016-02-01
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REED, Alexander Stewardson resigned
director
2015-04-22
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INGLEDOW, Stephen Ronald resigned
director
2015-04-01
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RICHMOND, Andrew Thornton appointed
director
2015-04-01
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EVERINGTON, Allan Kellie appointed
director
2003-09-15
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REED, Alexander Stewardson appointed
director
2001-07-30
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INGLEDOW, Stephen Ronald appointed
director
1997-12-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1997-03-03
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COLLING, Brian appointed
director
1997-03-03
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STORRAR, Thomas appointed
secretary
1997-03-03
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-03
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HAWKSWORTH, William James appointed
director
1997-03-03
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TILLING, John appointed
director
1997-03-03
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-02-27
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Company incorporated
As DACOLL LIMITED
1997-02-27
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-27
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Dacoll Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dacoll Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DACOLL LIMITED

This company · SC173001

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
Dacoll Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-02-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Registered office

Dacoll House 3 Cochrane Square

Brucefield Industry Park

Livingston

EH54 9DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03