DELPROM LTD.

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SC222659 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 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

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    BLAIR, Lesley resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-03-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-10-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-10-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2025-10-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-02-21
    ➖
    FIELDER, Derek John Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-08-30
    ➕
    BLAIR, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-08-30
    ➖
    MCCALLION, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-09-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2011-08-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  24. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    MCCALLION, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    PEARSON, James Douglas Irvine resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    FIELDER, Derek John Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2004-05-05
    ➖
    PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-05-01
    ➕
    PEARSON, James Douglas Irvine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    FIELDER, Euan Anderson appointed
    director
  30. 2001-10-19
    ➖
    PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As DELPROM LTD.
  32. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Euan Anderson Fielder
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Itek House Newark Road South
Eastfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 4NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

FIELDER, Euan Anderson→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-30 · resigned 2026-03-03
Resigned
MCCALLION, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2012-08-30
Resigned
PEARSON, James Douglas Irvine→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2004-05-05
Resigned
FIELDER, Derek John Charles→
director · ~91y · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2019-02-21
Resigned
PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property08/09/201115/10/2025
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property04/08/201115/10/2025

Recent filings (74 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28