DAVIDSON HORIZON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC651761 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-16
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£75.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £75,603
Net assets shrinking
Down £75,143 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£61k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£76k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.3k | £151.7k |
| Current assets | £79.0k | £173.7k |
| Cash | £60.6k | £117.3k |
| Debtors | £18.4k | £56.4k |
| Net assets | £75.6k | £150.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVIDSON HORIZON LTD
- 2020-01-16➕DAVIDSON, Lyndsey appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16➕DAVIDSON, Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Davidson Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2020 |
Mrs Lyndsey Davidson Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Mckellar Accountancy, Unit Studio 2001 Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre Ltd
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1JS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Lyndsey→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIDSON, Neil→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16