JAMIE DICK DRAINAGE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC666021 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.5y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£83k£165k£248k£330k£413kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£462.1k
Current assets£311.7k
Cash£125.1k
Debtors£182.7k
Net assets£412.9k
Average employees1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-11-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2021-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  8. 2021-09-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As JAMIE DICK DRAINAGE LTD
  15. 2020-07-02
    DICK, Elizabeth Jennifer appointed
    director
  16. 2020-07-02
    DICK, Jamie Taylor appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "DICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Jennifer Dick
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/07/2020
Mr Jamie Taylor Dick
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/07/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Drum Of Kinnaird
Airth
Falkirk
FK2 8RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DICK, Elizabeth Jennifer
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Active
DICK, Jamie Taylor
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge03/11/2021
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-06