DPL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC444224 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2021-06-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-14
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-12-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alexander Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Declan appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-09
    ➖
    GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DPL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Fraser Morrison Alexander Fraser Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

80/3 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
MORRISON, Alexander Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
THOMPSON, Declan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2013-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-29