DCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC314534 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-12
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-04-01
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    POGGI, Carolina appointed
    director
  18. 2009-01-12
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    CAREY, Paul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    CAREY, Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As DCTS LIMITED
  22. 2007-01-12
    ➕
    CAREY, David appointed
    director
  23. 2007-01-12
    ➕
    SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Carey
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Carolina Poggi
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

C/O Premier Accounting 9b Dalrymple Court
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
Scotland
G66 3AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAREY, David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POGGI, Carolina→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAREY, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned
SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-12 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17