CURR & DEWAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC388053 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £37,649
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,430 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £337.4k | £387.2k |
| Current assets | £112.4k | £149.3k |
| Net assets | £37.6k | £61.1k |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2023-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CURR & DEWAR LIMITED
- 2010-11-02➕DEWAR, Clare Olive appointeddirector
- 2010-11-02➕DEWAR, Steven Fraser appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DEWAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Clare Olive Dewar Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/11/2024 |
Mr Steven Dewar Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16a Tom Johnston Road
Dundee
DD4 8XD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DEWAR, Clare Olive→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-02
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DEWAR, Steven Fraser→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-05