D E MECHANICAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC508044 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-10
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£189.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £189,461
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£62k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£189k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£486k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £292.2k | £201.5k |
| Current assets | £486.0k | £339.0k |
| Cash | £61.5k | £153.0k |
| Debtors | £412.5k | £176.4k |
| Net assets | £189.5k | £91.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-12-19➕DALE, Adele appointeddirector
- 2019-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-18➖EASTON, Richard resigneddirector
- 2018-04-19➖DALE, Adele resigneddirector
- 2018-04-19➕EASTON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs D E MECHANICAL LTD
- 2015-06-10➕DALE, Michael Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2015-06-10➕DALE, Adele appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 Adele Dale Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/11/2019 |
Mr Michael Lawrence Dale Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Eastonceased 31/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Adele Daleceased 16/07/2018· 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
Incorporated2015-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Unit 2 Fruix Farm
Fruix
Kinross
KY13 0LA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DALE, Michael Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALE, Adele→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-10 · resigned 2018-04-19
EASTON, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-04-19 · resigned 2019-04-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27