DAVANAL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC727570 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-25
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,887
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 15% 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 | £6.9k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £12.4k | £10.7k |
| Cash | £12.4k | £10.1k |
| Debtors | — | £640 |
| Net assets | £6.9k | £4.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26➕TURNBULL, Alexander Anderson appointeddirector
- 2026-03-26➖TURNBULL, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVANAL LIMITED
- 2022-03-25➕SNEDDON, David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-25➕SNEDDON, June appointeddirector
- 2022-03-25➕TURNBULL, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2022-03-25➕TURNBULL, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Alexander Anderson Turnbull Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/04/2026 |
Mr David Sneddon Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Turnbullceased 15/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Catcraig Quarry
Craigie
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5NB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
SNEDDON, David→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-25
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SNEDDON, June→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-03-25
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TURNBULL, Alexander Anderson→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2026-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNBULL, Sandra→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-25
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TURNBULL, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-26
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Recent filings (12 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-25