DOW PLANT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC345834 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-17
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£91£182£272£363£454Nov 2023Nov 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets—£454
Debtors£100£454
Net assets£100£100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-05
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2025-10-29
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  4. 2025-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-07-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOW PLANT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    BAXTER, Sheila Paterson appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    DOW, William Marshall appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-07-17
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-07-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

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 18 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 William Marshall Dow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/07/2021
Ms Sheila Paterson Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
D SQUARED ROBOTICS LTD→
SC866016 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
DOUGAN ADLER LTD→
SC606069 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
DOUGLAS PARK INVESTMENTS LTD→
SC589367 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
DOUGLAS RECRUITMENT LIMITED→
SC801111 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
DOWNLOAD MEDIA LTD→
SC602444 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
DPD FIRE & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD→
SC655255 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
DQ ENGINEERING LIMITED→
SC734324 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
DR SELF ASSESSMENT LTD→
SC786785 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
DRAIN FIX HOLDINGS LTD→
SC865586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
DRAM REGEN LTD→
SC883849 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
DRAW ARCHITECTS LTD.→
SC281622 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
DREAMSTONES LIMITED→
SC435310 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

See pricing →
🔒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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Dept 6505 211 Dumbarton Road
1st Floor
Glasgow
G11 6AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAXTER, Sheila Paterson→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOW, William Marshall→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-17
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-17
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (57 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-01-05
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09