DIVERSE INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC311596 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-07

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£3.15M

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38210SIC 38210

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 10.8y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 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

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,152,261

Cash YoY

-28%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£175k

↓ 28% YoY

Net Worth

£3.2m

↑ 5.3% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↓ 7.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£4.89M	£4.44M
Current assets	£1.76M	£1.90M
Cash	£175.2k	£244.2k
Debtors	£1.59M	£1.65M
Net assets	£3.15M	£2.99M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-01-31
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accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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MCDOWALL, William appointed
director
2024-02-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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HALL, Robert James Kennedy resigned
director
2023-09-19
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officers · TM01
2023-05-30
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officers · AP01
2023-05-01
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HALL, Robert James Kennedy appointed
director
2023-04-25
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capital · SH06
2023-04-25
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capital · SH03
2023-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-22
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officers · CH01
2023-03-22
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officers · CH01
2023-03-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
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officers · TM01
2023-02-22
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SMITH, Michael Francis resigned
director
2023-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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officers · AP01
2021-11-23
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officers · AP01
2021-09-01
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MCLINDON, Mary Lee appointed
director
2021-09-01
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ROARTY, Geraldine appointed
director
2018-10-08
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SMITH, Michael Francis appointed
director
2016-01-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2015-07-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-11-07
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Company incorporated
As DIVERSE INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LTD
2006-11-07
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NEILSON, William Mcleish appointed
secretary
2006-11-07
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MCLINDON, Martin Patrick appointed
director
2006-11-07
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NEILSON, William Mcleish appointed
director
2006-11-07
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-11-07
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-11-07
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CODIR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-11-07
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CODIR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2006-11-07
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-11-07
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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 Martin Patrick Mclindon Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/01/2024
Mr William Mcleish Neilson Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/01/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr William Mcleish Neilsonceased 23/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Martin Patrick Mclindonceased 23/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2006-11-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

22 Albert Street

Motherwell

ML1 1PR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-28

Last: 2025-05-14