DAYLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD.

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SC287700 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£132.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 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 £132,782
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£126k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£133k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£154k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£93k£123k£154kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£132.8k£126.3k
Current assets£154.3k£149.7k
Cash£125.6k£109.0k
Debtors£28.7k£40.7k
Net assets£132.8k£126.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-04-24
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  3. 2023-11-21
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-11-17
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  6. 2020-11-18
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  7. 2020-07-02
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  8. 2019-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-24
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  10. 2018-04-24
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  11. 2016-12-05
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  12. 2016-04-05
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  13. 2015-07-30
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  14. 2015-03-31
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  15. 2014-07-24
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  16. 2005-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DAYLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD.
  17. 2005-07-20
    ➕
    MUIR, Alison Jayne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-07-20
    ➕
    MUIR, Daniel Taylor appointed
    director
  19. 2005-07-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-07-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-07-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-07-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Taylor Muir
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Wester Gavin Belltrees Road
Howwood
Renfrewshire
PA9 1DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MUIR, Alison Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUIR, Daniel Taylor→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16