DECHMONT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC676500 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-10➕LITTLE, John William appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DECHMONT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-10-05➕LITTLE, Alistair John William appointeddirector
- 2020-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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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Mr John William Little Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/11/2020 |
Mr Alistair John William Little Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| D&P LETTINGS LTD→ SC861117 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DECUS NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC077742 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
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| DNS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC877703 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOLLAR TOP LIMITED→ SC371917 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Clyde Offices, 48, 2/3 West George Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LITTLE, Alistair John William→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LITTLE, John William→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04