D&L UPLIFTS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC735354 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D&L UPLIFTS LIMITED
  8. 2022-06-13
    BLACK, Daniel Fraser appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-13
    BLACK, Liam Patrick appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Fraser Black
Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/06/2022
Mr Liam Patrick Black
Individual · British · DOB 06/1996 · age 30
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

31 Ann Street
Tillicoultry
FK13 6NN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BLACK, Daniel Fraser
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-13
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Active
BLACK, Liam Patrick
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-06-13
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-13