DIVERSITY CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC246388 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£1.83M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,831,773

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.8m

↑ 6.2% YoY

Current Assets

£1.1m

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£1.83M	£1.72M
Current assets	£1.05M	£847.1k
Net assets	£1.83M	£1.72M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2025-02-28
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2023-12-18
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2022-11-30
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2022-02-14
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2021-02-26
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2019-11-29
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2018-11-28
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2017-11-30
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accounts · AA
2016-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-25
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BELL, James Dickson appointed
director
2016-02-25
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officers · AP01
2015-11-02
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accounts · AA
2015-03-30
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-26
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2004-05-06
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BELL, Hazel appointed
director
2003-03-25
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Company incorporated
As DIVERSITY CONSULTING LIMITED
2003-03-25
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BELL, Hazel appointed
secretary
2003-03-25
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BELL, Graeme Lamond appointed
director
2003-03-25
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-25
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-03-25
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-25
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graeme Lamond Bell Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest	01/01/2017
Mrs Hazel Bell Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2003-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

4 Drumgray Lane

Greengairs

Airdrie

Lanarkshire

ML6 7UH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BELL, Hazel→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

BELL, Graeme Lamond→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

BELL, Hazel→

director · ~47y · appointed 2004-05-06

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Active

BELL, James Dickson→

director · ~75y · appointed 2016-02-25

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-25

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-25

Resigned

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