DOCUMENT OUTSOURCING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC492187 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-27
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53201SIC 53201
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£1
Current assets£1
Net assets£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-19
    STRONG, Anthony John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2025-03-20
    RUGHANI, Mitul Jay appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-03-20
    DICKSON, Christian Alexander Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-20
    HERD, Andrew David appointed
    director
  14. 2025-03-20
    JERNAS, Marcin resigned
    director
  15. 2025-03-20
    JERNAS, Pawel resigned
    director
  16. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2025-02-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2025-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2025-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-12-23
    KEEGAN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  25. 2024-12-23
    WALSH, Christopher James, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2024-12-23
    WOODS, Shane William Joseph appointed
    director
  27. 2024-12-23
    GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2024-12-23
    CRAWLEY, Gerrard Martin resigned
    director
  29. 2024-12-23
    JERNAS, Marcin appointed
    director
  30. 2024-12-23
    JERNAS, Pawel appointed
    director
  31. 2024-12-23
    JOHNSON, Simon Christopher resigned
    director
  32. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  33. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  34. 2023-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  35. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  36. 2022-03-30
    DE HAAN, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  37. 2021-05-07
    FARMER, Richard resigned
    director
  38. 2020-03-31
    SWEENEY, Charles resigned
    director
  39. 2019-12-19
    JOHNSON, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  40. 2019-12-19
    STRONG, Anthony John appointed
    director
  41. 2019-12-17
    SAVAGE, Hayden John appointed
    director
  42. 2019-12-17
    GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne appointed
    secretary
  43. 2019-12-17
    DE HAAN, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  44. 2019-12-17
    FARMER, Richard appointed
    director
  45. 2019-12-17
    RITCHIE, William Martin resigned
    director
  46. 2016-09-30
    MCCALLUM, Lynne Margaret resigned
    director
  47. 2016-08-03
    SWEENEY, Charles appointed
    director
  48. 2016-04-28
    MCCALLUM, Neil David resigned
    director
  49. 2014-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOCUMENT OUTSOURCING LIMITED
  50. 2014-11-27
    CRAWLEY, Gerrard Martin appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Document Outsourcing Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Document Outsourcing Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
DOCUMENT OUTSOURCING LIMITED
This company · SC492187

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Document Outsourcing Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
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
Incorporated2014-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Document House 3 Phoenix Crescent
Strathclyde Business Centre
Bellshill
ML4 3NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)

RUGHANI, Mitul Jay
secretary · appointed 2025-03-20
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Active
DICKSON, Christian Alexander Paul
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-20
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Active
HERD, Andrew David
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-20
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Active
KEEGAN, Nicholas
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-23
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Active
SAVAGE, Hayden John
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-12-17
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Active
WALSH, Christopher James, Mr.
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-12-23
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Active
WOODS, Shane William Joseph
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-12-23
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Active
GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne
secretary · appointed 2019-12-17 · resigned 2024-12-23
Resigned
CRAWLEY, Gerrard Martin
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2024-12-23
Resigned
DE HAAN, Peter Charles
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-12-17 · resigned 2022-03-30
Resigned
FARMER, Richard
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-17 · resigned 2021-05-07
Resigned
JERNAS, Marcin
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-12-23 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
JERNAS, Pawel
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-12-23 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
JOHNSON, Simon Christopher
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-19 · resigned 2024-12-23
Resigned
MCCALLUM, Lynne Margaret
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
MCCALLUM, Neil David
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2016-04-28
Resigned
RITCHIE, William Martin
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2019-12-17
Resigned
STRONG, Anthony John
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-12-19 · resigned 2025-12-19
Resigned
SWEENEY, Charles
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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2025-03-28
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