DSEA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC373936 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-01

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£1	£1
Debtors	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-03-26
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annual-return · AR01
2010-03-01
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Company incorporated
As DSEA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
2010-03-01
➕
LAIRD, Graeme Alexander appointed
director
2010-03-01
➕
WALKER, Laura Jane appointed
director
2010-03-01
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-03-01
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-03-01
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2010-03-01
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
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 16 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 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

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

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Lgd Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DSEA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

This company · SC373936

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
Lgd Services Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

3 St. Patrick Street

Edinburgh

EH8 9ES

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-03

Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LAIRD, Graeme Alexander→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-03-01

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Active

WALKER, Laura Jane→

director · ~45y · appointed 2010-03-01

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01

Resigned

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