DGA PRECISION LTD.

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SC481040 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£200£400£600£800£1kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£1.0k
Net assets—£1.0k

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2020-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-08-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-08-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2020-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-03-12
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    BURNSIDE, Scott Hugh appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-12
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    MARCIANO, Massimiliano resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-08-16
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    SCULLION, Damien resigned
    director
  22. 2019-03-29
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    MANN, Graham Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2019-03-29
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    MARCIANO, Massimiliano appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    SCULLION, Damien appointed
    director
  25. 2018-11-30
    ➖
    LATIMER, Craig Robert Holt resigned
    director
  26. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    MILLER, Darren resigned
    director
  27. 2018-08-21
    ➕
    LATIMER, Craig Robert Holt appointed
    director
  28. 2018-08-21
    ➕
    MILLER, Darren appointed
    director
  29. 2018-03-01
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    MORRIS, Gordon Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2016-05-30
    ➖
    CARRUTHERS, David resigned
    director
  31. 2015-08-04
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    MANN, Graham Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2015-06-19
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Alan resigned
    director
  33. 2014-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As DGA PRECISION LTD.
  34. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, David appointed
    director
  35. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Alan appointed
    director
  36. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    MORRIS, Gordon Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Andrew Morris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/08/2020
Mr Scott Hugh Burnside
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/08/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • River Global Avionics Ltdceased 18/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Scott Hugh Burnsideceased 29/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham Andrew Mannceased 29/03/2019· board control
  • Mr Gordon Andrew Morrisceased 29/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

3 St. Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
KY11 9PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BURNSIDE, Scott Hugh→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARRUTHERS, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2016-05-30
Resigned
LATIMER, Craig Robert Holt→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-08-21 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
MACDONALD, Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2015-06-19
Resigned
MANN, Graham Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-08-04 · resigned 2019-03-29
Resigned
MARCIANO, Massimiliano→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2020-03-12
Resigned
MILLER, Darren→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-21 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
MORRIS, Gordon Andrew→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
SCULLION, Damien→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2019-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-11