DALGETY JOINERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC249540 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-15
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,864

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 357% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.5k£10.4k
Current assets£33.5k£28.0k
Net assets£5.9k£1.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    HENDRY, Katrina Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    DARLING, Christopher David resigned
    director
  19. 2003-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DALGETY JOINERS LIMITED
  20. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    HENDRY, Marc appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    HENDRY, Marc appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    DARLING, Christopher David appointed
    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

66/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Hendry
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

3 St David's Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 9PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HENDRY, Marc→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-15
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Active
HENDRY, Katrina Elizabeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-10-31
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Active
HENDRY, Marc→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
DARLING, Christopher David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27