DOVELIGHT BY THE SEA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC565645 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-11
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
    ➕
    WHITELAW, Greg appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-23
    ➕
    WHITELAW, Stephanie appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-23
    ➖
    WHITELAW, Morag resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-08-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2017-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOVELIGHT BY THE SEA LIMITED
  20. 2017-05-11
    ➕
    WHITELAW, Morag appointed
    director
  21. 2017-05-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Morag Whitelaw
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control11/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

201 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WHITELAW, Greg→
director · ~30y · appointed 2026-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITELAW, Stephanie→
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-01-23
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Active
WHITELAW, Morag→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-11 · resigned 2026-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03