DEMPTOS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC338655 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-29
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-20➕WHITMER, James Darren, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-06-20➖TAYLOR, William Harry Reid resigneddirector
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19➕BARTLETT, Brian George, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-14➕TAYLOR, William Harry Reid appointeddirector
- 2008-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DEMPTOS LIMITED
- 2008-02-29➕WITASSE, Francois Jean appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-29➕FRANCOIS, Jerome appointeddirector
- 2008-02-29➕JAMIESON, William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Francois Freres Tonnellerie holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Francois Freres Tonnellerie
Corporate parent
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DEMPTOS LIMITED
This company · SC338655
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francois Freres Tonnellerie Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Dufftown Road
Craigellachie
Aberlour
Banffshire
AB38 9RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
WITASSE, Francois Jean→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-29
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BARTLETT, Brian George, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-19
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FRANCOIS, Jerome→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-29
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JAMIESON, William→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2008-02-29
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WHITMER, James Darren, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-06-20
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TAYLOR, William Harry Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2011-06-14 · resigned 2025-06-20
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14