DVM FIXINGS & SEALANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC304798 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-30

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£12.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46130

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,404

Cash YoY

+931%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£27k

↑ 931% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 82% YoY

Current Assets

£49k

↑ 106% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£12.4k	£6.8k
Current assets	£48.7k	£23.6k
Cash	£26.7k	£2.6k
Debtors	£14.3k	£15.5k
Net assets	£12.4k	£6.8k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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accounts · AA
2025-03-25
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-21
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-10
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address · AD01
2022-06-10
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address · AD01
2022-06-10
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address · AD01
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-28
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accounts · AA
2020-06-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-23
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accounts · AA
2019-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2012-07-01
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MCCOLL, David Iain resigned
director
2011-07-24
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MCCOLL, Neil appointed
director
2011-07-24
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MCCOLL, David Iain appointed
director
2011-07-24
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MCCOLL, Neil Murdoch resigned
director
2011-05-17
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MCCOLL, David Iain appointed
director
2011-05-17
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MCCOLL, Catherine Russell resigned
director
2011-05-17
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MCCOLL, Neil Russell appointed
director
2011-05-17
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MCCOLL, Neil Russell resigned
director
2006-06-30
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Company incorporated
As DVM FIXINGS & SEALANTS LIMITED
2006-06-30
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MCCROSSAN, Isobel Vance appointed
secretary
2006-06-30
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-30
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-30
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MCCOLL, Catherine Russell appointed
director
2006-06-30
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MCCOLL, Neil Murdoch appointed
director
2006-06-30
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-06-30
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Neil Mccoll Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/06/2017
Mr David Iain Mccoll Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-06-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

Block 7 Unit 1 2 Janesmith Street

Etna Industrial Estate

Wishaw

ML2 7XJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MCCROSSAN, Isobel Vance→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCCOLL, David Iain→

director · ~36y · appointed 2011-05-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCCOLL, Neil→

director · ~38y · appointed 2011-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2006-06-30

Resigned

MCCOLL, Catherine Russell→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2011-05-17

Resigned

MCCOLL, David Iain→

director · ~36y · appointed 2011-07-24 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

MCCOLL, Neil Russell→

director · ~38y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2011-05-17

Resigned

MCCOLL, Neil Murdoch→

director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2011-07-24

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2006-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-02-17

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2022-06-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-31