DALCON LIMITED
📈Growthactive
SC327630 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 15.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,299,316
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.30M | £1.77M |
| Average employees | 96 | 9700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-03-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-02-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-02-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-07-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10➕MAHMOOD, Kasim appointeddirector
- 2015-04-25➖SMITH, Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-02-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DALCON LIMITED
- 2007-07-12➕FAIRFOULL, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-12➕MCFADZEAN, David Stewart appointeddirector
- 2007-07-12➕WILSON, Neil Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-07-12➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-12➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-12➕SMITH, Mark appointeddirector
- 2007-07-12➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-07-12➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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
cleanNo 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 David Stewart Mcfadzean Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 18/07/2016 |
Mr Neil Andrew Wilson Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 18/07/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
10 Boyd Street
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 1JZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
FAIRFOULL, Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAHMOOD, Kasim→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-12-10
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MCFADZEAN, David Stewart→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Neil Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-07-12
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2007-07-12
SMITH, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2015-04-25
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2007-07-12
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/10/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/11/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19