DALRYMPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC635560 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-09
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DALRYMPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-07-09➕NOBLE, John David appointeddirector
- 2019-07-09➕NOBLE, Laura Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mrs Laura Mary Noble Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/07/2019 |
Mr John David Noble Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/07/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Valentine Court
Dundee Business Park
Dundee
DD2 3QB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NOBLE, John David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-07-09
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NOBLE, Laura Mary→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-07-09
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-07-09