DMP STATISTICAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC294545 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-01
    ➕
    CANECO, Bruno Alexandre Rodrigues Martins E appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-15
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    MACKENZIE, Monique, Dr. resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As DMP STATISTICAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
  19. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    DONOVAN, Carl appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    DONOVAN, Carl appointed
    director
  21. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-12-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Monique, Dr. appointed
    director
  24. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-12-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

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 Carl Donovan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DONOVAN, Carl→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-15
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Active
CANECO, Bruno Alexandre Rodrigues Martins E→
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOVAN, Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Monique, Dr.→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2023-12-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27