DLJ-COMPRESSION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC650111 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-20
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
£225.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £225,109
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,979 YoY
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£166k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£225k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£318k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.2k | £274.3k |
| Current assets | £318.2k | £324.1k |
| Cash | £166.4k | £101.9k |
| Debtors | £55.7k | £97.4k |
| Net assets | £225.1k | £243.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-26➖DICKSON, Janice resigneddirector
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17➕DICKSON, Dean Ross appointeddirector
- 2025-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-20➖DICKSON, Dean Ross resigneddirector
- 2024-01-04➕DICKSON, Dean Ross appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DLJ-COMPRESSION LTD
- 2019-12-20➕DICKSON, Craig appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20➕DICKSON, Janice appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean Ross Dickson Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/03/2024 |
Mr Craig Dickson Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Janice Dicksonceased 25/03/2024· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2019-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
38 Queens Meadow
Coaltown Of Balgonie
Fife
KY7 6GZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DICKSON, Craig→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICKSON, Dean Ross→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-17
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DICKSON, Dean Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-01-04 · resigned 2024-02-20
DICKSON, Janice→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2025-08-26
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Recent filings (23 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21