DREAMSTONES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC435310 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£3.82M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 3.9y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,820,426
Cash YoY
+88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3.2m
↑ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£3.8m
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£5.1m
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-29 | 2023-10-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.88M | £2.45M |
| Current assets | £5.10M | £3.38M |
| Cash | £3.24M | £1.73M |
| Debtors | £1.86M | £1.65M |
| Net assets | £3.82M | £2.34M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-04📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DREAMSTONES LIMITED
- 2012-10-23➕CASTELLO, Samuel Allan Paul appointeddirector
- 2012-10-23➕KAISER, Quentin Alexandre appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Allan Paul Castello Individual · French · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Quentin Alexandre Kaiser Individual · French · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
218 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5SG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CASTELLO, Samuel Allan Paul→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAISER, Quentin Alexandre→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/06/2022 | 16/08/2022 |
Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08