GL DAMECK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC314389 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 15.8y

45/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,102,281

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Profit before tax	£1.10M	—
Average employees	38	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-12-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-09
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-01-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-11
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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officers · TM01
2022-12-08
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AZRAK-BAMBER, Elizabeth Cristina resigned
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-27
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SCOTT, Craig Winton appointed
director
2021-08-27
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SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier appointed
director
2021-08-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-22
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BAMBER, Simon Peter resigned
director
2018-11-20
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-11-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-07-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2017-09-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2011-12-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Getty Images (UK) Limited
2011-12-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Getty Images (UK) Limited
2010-06-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-01-10
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Company incorporated
As GL DAMECK LIMITED
2007-01-10
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RYAN, Kirsten Margaret appointed
secretary
2007-01-10
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RYAN, Kirsten Margaret appointed
director
2007-01-10
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SCOTT, Ewan Charles appointed
director
2007-01-10
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AZRAK-BAMBER, Elizabeth Cristina appointed
director
2007-01-10
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BAMBER, Simon Peter appointed
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

-4 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dameck Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dameck Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GL DAMECK LIMITED

This company · SC314389

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dameck Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Simon Peter Bamberceased 22/05/2021· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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FINDONY LIMITED→ SC170191 · est 1996	£27.35M £20.51M–£34.19M	£37.40M	—	13400	29y	87	59y
SIMON HOWIE BUTCHERS LIMITED→ SC248591 · est 2003	£26.78M £20.09M–£33.48M	£37.40M	—	13400	22y	84	65y
SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED→ SC131630 · est 1991	£3.16M £2.37M–£3.95M	—	—	31	34y	83	65y
DAMECK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC298814 · est 2006	£1.85M £1.39M–£2.32M	—	—	—	20y	83	93y
ASI BRANDS LIMITED→ SC167312 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	93y
CHOCOLATE AND LOVE LTD→ SC367078 · est 2009	—	—	—	3	16y	83	58y
DIRECT PET SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC192165 · est 1998	—	—	—	4	27y	83	61y
GLENALMOND TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED→ SC109190 · est 1988	—	—	—	2000	38y	83	64y
GLENEARN FLOORING OF PERTH LIMITED→ SC151685 · est 1994	—	—	—	1000	31y	83	79y
BRIAN DOOLE GOLF LIMITED→ SC289970 · est 2005	—	—	—	300	20y	82	64y
LETTERFINLAY CATERING EQUIPMENT LTD.→ SC192223 · est 1998	—	—	£4.7k	—	27y	82	77y
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-01-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Yard Road

Blairgowrie

Perthshire

PH10 6NW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

RYAN, Kirsten Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-10

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Active

RYAN, Kirsten Margaret→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-01-10

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Active

SCOTT, Craig Winton→

director · ~57y · appointed 2021-08-27

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Active

SCOTT, Ewan Charles→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-10

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Active

SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-27

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Active

AZRAK-BAMBER, Elizabeth Cristina→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2022-12-08

Resigned

BAMBER, Simon Peter→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2021-05-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/02/2024	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	11/12/2023	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/07/2018	09/12/2025
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD	A registered charge	—	12/09/2017	—
satisfied	Getty Images (UK) Getty Images (UK) Limited	Cash deposit deed	1 property	09/12/2011	20/11/2018
satisfied	Getty Images (UK) Getty Images (UK) Limited	Cash deposit deed	1 property	09/12/2011	20/11/2018
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	30/06/2010	—

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-26

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-12-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-03

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

officers · CH01

2025-08-07

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

officers · CH01

2025-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-10-29

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

officers · CH01

2024-05-10

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-02-20

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-17

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

officers · CH01

2024-01-15

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-10-31

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2023-10-16