DIAL-A-DIGGER (UK) LTD.

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SC248668 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-05-04
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  3. 2023-05-15
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  4. 2022-12-19
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  5. 2021-05-12
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  6. 2020-05-05
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  7. 2019-05-09
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  8. 2018-12-30
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  9. 2017-05-27
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  10. 2016-05-25
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  11. 2016-05-25
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  12. 2015-05-25
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  13. 2015-05-25
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  14. 2014-05-25
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  15. 2014-05-25
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  16. 2013-12-28
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  17. 2003-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DIAL-A-DIGGER (UK) LTD.
  18. 2003-05-01
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    ADAM, Yvonne Helen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-01
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    ADAM, Tony Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-01
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    ADAM, Yvonne Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  22. 2003-05-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  23. 2003-05-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-05-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • 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.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3 Bankton Court
Murieston
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 9DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ADAM, Yvonne Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
ADAM, Tony Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
ADAM, Yvonne Helen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-30