DAY1 LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC291616 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-10-12
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-16➕HIGGINS, Carrie Campbell Maclean appointeddirector
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16➕CHAPMAN, David James appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-07➕RICHARDS, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-01-06➕GILL, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03➕GILL, Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-01-03➖MURRAY, Robert Russell resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-03➖MURRAY, Robert Russell resigneddirector
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-12➖DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine resigneddirector
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Social Growth Fund 2 LLP
- 2021-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-09-12➖HENDERSON, Corrin George resigneddirector
- 2015-04-13➖STEVEN, Jim resigneddirector
- 2011-01-14➕DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine appointeddirector
- 2010-01-14➕STEVEN, Jim appointeddirector
- 2009-04-01➖NEIL, Elsbeth Neilson resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➖OVERTON, Dennis Karl resigneddirector
- 2007-12-14➕HENDERSON, Corrin George appointeddirector
- 2006-03-01➕NEIL, Elsbeth Neilson appointeddirector
- 2005-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DAY1 LTD.
- 2005-10-12➕LEY-WILSON, Edward appointeddirector
- 2005-10-12➕MURRAY, Robert Russell appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-12➕MURRAY, Robert Russell appointeddirector
- 2005-10-12➕OVERTON, Dennis Karl appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
47 Island Bank Road
Inverness
IV2 4QT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)
Active
CHAPMAN, David James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Active
HIGGINS, Carrie Campbell Maclean→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-16
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LEY-WILSON, Edward→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-12
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RICHARDS, Jonathan Mark→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-01-07
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MURRAY, Robert Russell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2025-01-03
DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2011-01-14 · resigned 2022-12-12
HENDERSON, Corrin George→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-12-14 · resigned 2017-09-12
MURRAY, Robert Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2025-01-03
NEIL, Elsbeth Neilson→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2009-04-01
OVERTON, Dennis Karl→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2009-04-01
STEVEN, Jim→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2015-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Social Growth Fund 2 Social Growth Fund 2 LLP | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-12