DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC239084 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
- · Investment thesis: value_trap → unclassified
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
- · PSC count: 0 → 3
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ·Investment thesis: value_trap → unclassified
- ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
- ↑PSC count: 0 → 3
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 1500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-06-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-05-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: James Duncan Robert Macmorran
- 2024-05-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-31➖MACMORRAN, James Duncan Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-03-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-14➕MACMORRAN, Gregor James appointeddirector
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-01➕MACMORRAN, Craig Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-03-17➖MACMORRAN, Ewan David resigneddirector
- 2011-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
- 2002-11-04➕MACMORRAN, Colin Andrew Stirling appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-04➕MACMORRAN, Colin Andrew Stirling appointeddirector
- 2002-11-04➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-04➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-04➕MACMORRAN, Ewan David appointeddirector
- 2002-11-04➕MACMORRAN, James Duncan Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-11-04➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-04➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACMORRAN, Craig Andrew (same surname) appointed 2023-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Janet Avril Macmorran Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2025 |
Mr Colin Andrew Stirling Macmorran Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Duncan Macmorranceased 16/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
4 Brown Street
Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4QF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
MACMORRAN, Colin Andrew Stirling→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-11-04
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MACMORRAN, Colin Andrew Stirling→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-11-04
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MACMORRAN, Craig Andrew→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-01-01
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MACMORRAN, Gregor James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-02-14
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2002-11-04
MACMORRAN, Ewan David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2016-03-17
MACMORRAN, James Duncan Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2024-03-31
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2002-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/06/2025 | — | |
| part-satisfied | James Duncan Robert Macmorran | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/05/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/11/2017 | 09/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/11/2011 | 06/03/2024 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-06-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-05-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-09