DTECT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC399770 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    LOVE, Sandra resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-06-19
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    WELSH, Alan Thomas Lockhart appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-06-01
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    LOVE, Michael Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-01
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    LOVE, Michael Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-31
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    LOVE, Sandra resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-30
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    LOVE, Sandra appointed
    director
  23. 2011-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DTECT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2011-05-18
    ➕
    LOVE, Sandra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Thomas Lockhart Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sandra Loveceased 31/05/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

2 Woodview Road
Larkhall
Lanarkshire
ML9 1PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WELSH, Alan Thomas Lockhart→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-19
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Active
LOVE, Michael Alexander→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2014-06-01
Resigned
LOVE, Sandra→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-30 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
LOVE, Sandra→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-05-18 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24