DIAMOND BARS DUNDEE LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.1k | £41.2k |
| Current assets | £842 | £625 |
| Cash | £842 | £625 |
| Net assets | £39.4k | £38.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
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- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Select Scotland Limited
- 2013-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DIAMOND BARS DUNDEE LIMITED
- 2013-04-24➕HENDRY, James Cavin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Cavin Hendry Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Denise Millar Hendry Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Scott Hendry Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Select Scotland Select Scotland Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/10/2014 | 13/01/2021 |