DWR COMMUNICATIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC704218 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Current assets | £5.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs DWR COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- 2021-07-15➕RODGER, David William appointeddirector
- 2021-07-15➕RODGER, Lisa Dawn appointeddirector
- 2021-07-15📄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 58 — 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David William Rodger Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
25 Wilson Road
Banchory
AB31 5UY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RODGER, David William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODGER, Lisa Dawn→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-15