DOLCE VITA FLOWERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC457244 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,460
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,408 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.4k | £19.9k |
| Current assets | £17.4k | £11.8k |
| Net assets | £2.5k | £4.9k |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-03➖DUNCAN, Gemma Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2013-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DOLCE VITA FLOWERS LIMITED
- 2013-08-20➕KINGDON, Linsey Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-08-20➕SALVIN-KEECH, Ande appointeddirector
- 2013-08-20➕DUNCAN, Gemma Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ande Salvin-Keech Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linsey Jane Kingdon Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Gemma Louise Duncanceased 03/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760
Registered office
70 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KINGDON, Linsey Jane→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALVIN-KEECH, Ande→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNCAN, Gemma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2022-05-03
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30