D & C SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC451885 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-02
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-18
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2018-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-03-16
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    RAFFERTY, Michelle appointed
    director
  14. 2017-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As D & C SUPPLIES LIMITED
  19. 2013-06-10
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    RAFFERTY, Heather appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-06-10
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    RAFFERTY, Craig appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 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
Mr Craig Rafferty
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

5 Wellington Road
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
G64 2SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RAFFERTY, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-10
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Active
RAFFERTY, Craig→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-10
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Active
RAFFERTY, Michelle→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-03-16
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-23