DEKMAR LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC244944 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-17.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,120
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,032 YoY
Cash YoY
+3175%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£355k
↑ 3175% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 186% YoY
Current Assets
£469k
↑ 879% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k£80k£177k£275k£372k£469kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£691.0k£72.1k
Current assets£469.3k£47.9k
Cash£354.7k£10.8k
Debtors£110.2k£30.0k
Net assets£-17.1k£19.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-09-06
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    WISEMAN, Marjorie Ethel appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2019-02-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2019-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-03
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Marjorie Ethel appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-06-28
    ➖
    WISEMAN, Jane resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-06-28
    ➖
    WISEMAN, Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2004-05-01
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Derek appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-03-04
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-03-04
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2003-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEKMAR LTD
  28. 2003-03-03
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-03-03
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marjorie Ethel Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/09/2024
Mr Derek Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jane Wisemanceased 28/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

1 Philorth Avenue
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WISEMAN, Marjorie Ethel→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, Derek→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, Marjorie Ethel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned
WISEMAN, Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07