DAVIDSON HANDS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC607069 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£186.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £186,941
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,079 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£148k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Net Worth
£187k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £186.9k | £189.0k |
| Current assets | £193.0k | £199.3k |
| Cash | £148.3k | £160.2k |
| Debtors | £44.7k | £39.2k |
| Net assets | £186.9k | £189.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-24➕DAVIDSON, Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-03-24➕DAVIDSON, Clementine appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVIDSON HANDS LTD
- 2018-09-03➕DAVIDSON, Dominique appointeddirector
- 2018-09-03➕DAVIDSON, Donald appointeddirector
- 2018-09-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Dominique Davidson Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2018 |
Mr Donald Davidson Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
51 Great King Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6RP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Charles→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2024-03-24
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DAVIDSON, Clementine→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2024-03-24
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DAVIDSON, Dominique→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIDSON, Donald→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-03
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Recent filings (19 total)
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2025-09-29
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2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
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officers · AP01
2024-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-24