DC TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-226.3k | £-193.8k |
| Current assets | £166.1k | £491.9k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £5.8k |
| Debtors | £29.3k | £36.2k |
| Net assets | £-226.3k | £-193.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-09-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-05➕SAMSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DC TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2019-08-22➕MCGREGOR, Gary appointeddirector
- 2019-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Jr Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/08/2019 |
Dynamo Construct Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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