DJF FINANCIAL (SCOTLAND) LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.5k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £70.3k | — |
| Cash | £2.5k | — |
| Debtors | £67.8k | £117.2k |
| Net assets | £52 | £226 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-07-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DJF FINANCIAL (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2010-07-21➕FRENCH, David John appointeddirector
- 2010-07-21➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2010-07-21➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John French Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 21/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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