D'NISI (STRANRAER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC405655 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-18

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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£57.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £57,568

Cash YoY

-37%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£12k

↓ 37% YoY

Net Worth

£58k

↑ 82% YoY

Current Assets

£459k

↑ 9.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£57.6k	£31.5k
Current assets	£458.6k	£420.5k
Cash	£12.2k	£19.4k
Debtors	£442.0k	£396.7k
Net assets	£57.6k	£31.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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officers · TM01
2026-02-11
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MIDDLETON, Lesley resigned
director
2026-01-12
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officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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TRAINER, Nikki Anne appointed
director
2025-12-11
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2025-08-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-11-26
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2023-11-21
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officers · AP01
2023-05-01
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MIDDLETON, Lesley appointed
director
2022-12-12
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SUMAL, Lhyam resigned
director
2022-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-25
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accounts · AA
2022-07-08
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SUMAL, Lhyam appointed
director
2022-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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GIBB, Tamsin resigned
director
2022-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-29
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accounts · AA
2018-05-11
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GIBB, Tamsin appointed
director
2011-08-18
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Company incorporated
As D'NISI (STRANRAER) LIMITED
2011-08-18
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NEJAT, Denise appointed
secretary
2011-08-18
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NEJAT, Denise appointed
director
2011-08-18
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NEJAT, Haim appointed
director
2011-08-18
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-08-18
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-08-18
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2011-08-18
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Denise Nejat Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Haim Nejat Individual · Israeli · DOB 01/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% 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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CAMBUSNETHAN SLUSH LIMITED→ SC315830 · est 2007	—	—	£1.6k	—	19y	83	62y
D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED→ SC300329 · est 2006	—	—	£92.0k	—	20y	83	61y
D'NISI SHAWLANDS LTD.→ SC336246 · est 2008	—	—	£1.1k	—	18y	83	61y
LIMACAZA LIMITED→ SC314102 · est 2007	—	—	£197.8k	—	19y	82	61y
ROLLO'S CAFE LIMITED→ SC340865 · est 2008	—	—	£12.6k	—	18y	82	60y
VILLAGE INN THANKERTON LIMITED→ SC257284 · est 2003	—	—	£61.5k	—	22y	82	67y
PREGO RESTAURANT LTD→ SC229083 · est 2002	—	—	—	0	24y	81	62y
VAMW TRAINING LIMITED→ SC115303 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	81	76y
AUDREY'S COFFEES LIMITED→ SC277081 · est 2004	—	—	£1.6k	—	21y	80	65y
BL & T SNACKS LTD.→ SC316507 · est 2007	—	—	£445	—	19y	80	71y
BRANDON TAKEAWAY LIMITED→ SC258599 · est 2003	—	—	£38.1k	—	22y	80	68y
COUNTRY REFRESHMENTS LIMITED→ SC297328 · est 2006	—	—	—	800	20y	80	66y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-08-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

D''Nisi House

66 Quarry Street

Hamilton

ML3 7AU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

NEJAT, Denise→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-18

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Active

NEJAT, Denise→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-18

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Active

NEJAT, Haim→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-18

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Active

TRAINER, Nikki Anne→

director · ~39y · appointed 2026-01-05

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-18 · resigned 2011-08-18

Resigned

GIBB, Tamsin→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2022-04-01

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-08-18 · resigned 2011-08-18

Resigned

MIDDLETON, Lesley→

director · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-01 · resigned 2026-02-11

Resigned

SUMAL, Lhyam→

director · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2022-12-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	11/08/2025	—

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Recent filings (52 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-02-26

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officers · AP01

2026-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-22

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mortgage · MR01

2025-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-26

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officers · CH01

2024-08-26

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officers · CH01

2024-08-26

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2024-08-23

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officers · CH01

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