DCF HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC600998 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-26
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees300200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-09-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    AGNEW, Pauline Barratt appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    FLEMING, Douglas Colin appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-14
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, James resigned
    director
  19. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2018-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As DCF HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
  23. 2018-06-26
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, James appointed
    director

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Pauline Barratt Agnew
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James O'Brienceased 14/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2018-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

159 King Street
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 1BZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AGNEW, Pauline Barratt→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-14
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Active
FLEMING, Douglas Colin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-06-26 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21