DBM (SCOTLAND) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC275655 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-05

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

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

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	400

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2023-12-14
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2023-01-04
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2021-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-09-03
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2018-02-26
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accounts · AA01
2017-12-12
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accounts · AA
2016-11-30
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2015-11-16
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accounts · AA
2015-11-05
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2014-12-05
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2014-11-18
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annual-return · AR01
2007-11-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-05-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
2005-01-28
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RUSSELL, Alastair George Johnston appointed
director
2004-11-30
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DOUGALL, Alastair Lawrence appointed
secretary
2004-11-30
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DOUGALL, Alastair Lawrence appointed
director
2004-11-30
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MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James appointed
director
2004-11-05
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Company incorporated
As DBM (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2004-11-05
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-05
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-11-05
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2004-11-05
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Benjamin James Molyneux Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Ian Wilson Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dbm House Clifton View

East Mains Industrial Estate

Broxburn

West Lothian

EH52 5NE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-12

Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

DOUGALL, Alastair Lawrence→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-30

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Active

DOUGALL, Alastair Lawrence→

director · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-30

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Active

MOLYNEUX, Benjamin James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-30

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Active

RUSSELL, Alastair George Johnston→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-28

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Active

FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	07/11/2007	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited	Floating charge	1 property	04/05/2005	—

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