DICEY'S BAR LTD.

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SC266768 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£624.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
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 (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £624,475
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,044 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£176k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£624k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£759k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£153k£307k£460k£613k£766kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£624.9k£628.9k
Current assets£758.7k£766.3k
Cash£176.5k£174.1k
Debtors£582.2k£592.2k
Net assets£624.5k£628.5k

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 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2023-02-23
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  5. 2021-11-22
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  6. 2020-08-26
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  7. 2019-11-15
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  8. 2018-11-05
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  9. 2017-08-17
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  10. 2016-08-18
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  11. 2016-04-25
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  12. 2015-08-20
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  13. 2015-04-22
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  14. 2014-08-07
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  15. 2014-04-24
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  16. 2013-12-02
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  17. 2004-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DICEY'S BAR LTD.
  18. 2004-04-21
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    MCGETTRICK, Phyllis appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-21
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    MCGETTRICK, Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-21
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    MCGETTRICK, Phyllis appointed
    director
  21. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  23. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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  24. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  25. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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  26. 2004-04-21
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100
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 22 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

96/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Phyllis Mcgettrick
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Joseph Mcgettrick
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

185 High Street
Elgin
IV30 1DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCGETTRICK, Phyllis→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGETTRICK, Joseph→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGETTRICK, Phyllis→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-12-29
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2025-05-14
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2024-12-20
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2024-04-22
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2023-12-31
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2023-05-03
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2023-02-23
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2022-04-22
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2021-11-22
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2021-04-29
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2020-08-26
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2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2019-11-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-05