DCM INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC262928 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-04
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

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Last 90 days

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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2024-09-16
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  3. 2023-09-22
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2022-10-31
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  6. 2021-09-22
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  7. 2020-12-23
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  8. 2019-10-03
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  9. 2018-10-04
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  10. 2017-07-21
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  11. 2016-10-11
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  12. 2016-08-05
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  13. 2016-02-29
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  14. 2015-12-11
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  15. 2015-12-10
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  16. 2013-09-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-04-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  18. 2007-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2005-07-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 2004-02-12
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    MURDOCH, Graeme Ramsay appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-12
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    MOULSDALE, David Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2004-02-12
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    MURDOCH, Graeme Ramsay appointed
    director
  23. 2004-02-12
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  24. 2004-02-12
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    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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  25. 2004-02-12
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  26. 2004-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As DCM INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  27. 2004-02-04
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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  28. 2004-02-04
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    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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  29. 2004-02-04
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 David Charles Moulsdale
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

200 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5SG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MURDOCH, Graeme Ramsay→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-12
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Active
MOULSDALE, David Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-02-12
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Active
MURDOCH, Graeme Ramsay→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-02-12
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Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-12
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-12
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-12
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property17/09/2013—
outstanding
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/04/2008—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property21/07/200510/05/2007
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-03