DAVIDSON & COMPANY INTERIORS LIMITED

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SC229152 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£882
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £882

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£882
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-27
Total assets£882
Current assets£5.6k
Net assets£882

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-03-24
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  3. 2025-12-27
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  4. 2024-05-13
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-06-27
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    YULE, Gillian resigned
    director
  17. 2002-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVIDSON & COMPANY INTERIORS LIMITED
  18. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Wilma Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Wilma Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-03-14
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    YULE, Gillian appointed
    director
  23. 2002-03-14
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-03-14
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Wilma Mary Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

26 Manse Brae
Glasgow
G44 5UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last made up to: 2025-03-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Wilma Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Wilma Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-14
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-03-14
Resigned
YULE, Gillian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2013-06-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-03-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19