D C CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC210321 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-24

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£86.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.3y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £86,459

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£91k

↑ 2.1% YoY

Net Worth

£86k

↑ 4.4% YoY

Current Assets

£461k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£111.5k	£137.8k
Current assets	£461.4k	£436.8k
Cash	£90.8k	£89.0k
Debtors	£355.3k	£332.6k
Net assets	£86.5k	£82.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-28
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HAY, Angus James resigned
director
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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GLEN, David Norman appointed
director
2021-07-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-01
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KENNEDY, Colin John appointed
director
2018-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-05-25
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WILLIAMSON, Alison Jane resigned
director
2006-05-31
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CRAIG, John Paterson appointed
secretary
2006-05-31
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott resigned
secretary
2006-05-31
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott resigned
director
2006-02-01
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CRAIG, John Paterson appointed
director
2005-07-31
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DAND, Alan Lindsay resigned
director
2004-08-01
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MCCAFFERTY, Andrew appointed
director
2004-03-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-10-29
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KIRK, Hugh Mcdonald resigned
director
2003-01-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-06-06
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HAY, Angus James appointed
director
2002-06-06
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WILLIAMSON, Alison Jane appointed
director
2002-01-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-09-01
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointed
secretary
2000-09-01
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointed
director
2000-09-01
➕
DAND, Alan Lindsay appointed
director
2000-09-01
➕
KIRK, Hugh Mcdonald appointed
director
2000-08-24
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Company incorporated
As D C CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-08-24
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

Greendrum Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Greendrum Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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D C CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

This company · SC210321

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
Greendrum Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/11/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-08-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Dundee One River Court

5 West Victoria Dock Road

Dundee

DD1 3JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

CRAIG, John Paterson→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-31

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Active

CRAIG, John Paterson→

director · ~52y · appointed 2006-02-01

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Active

GLEN, David Norman→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-07-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KENNEDY, Colin John→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCCAFFERTY, Andrew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2004-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→

secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2006-05-31

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2000-08-24

Resigned

CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2006-05-31

Resigned

DAND, Alan Lindsay→

director · ~80y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2005-07-31

Resigned

HAY, Angus James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2026-02-28

Resigned

KIRK, Hugh Mcdonald→

director · ~97y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2003-10-29

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Alison Jane→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2012-05-25

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2000-08-24

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2000-08-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	10/01/2003	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/01/2002	24/03/2004

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Recent filings (98 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-03

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2024-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-09-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-07-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-03