DOLLAR ANTIQUES LTD

📈Growthactive
SC742384 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-24
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
£383.8k
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
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 declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £9,678
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 61% YoY
Turnover YoY
+61%
Year on year

Key financials

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

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Turnover£383.8k£238.2k
Gross profit£16.1k
Operating profit£11.7k
Profit before tax£9.7k£11.7k
Average employees500300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOLLAR ANTIQUES LTD
  5. 2022-08-24
    HASTINGS, David appointed
    director
  6. 2022-08-24
    MACDONALD, Clare appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-24
    MACDONALD, Stuart appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-24
    📄
    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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2022

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

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
DJ CUTS LTD
SC604204 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
DJM PROPERTY SERVICES & CONTRACTS LTD
SC699943 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
DM DECKING LTD
SC555283 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
DOJO DESIGN LIMITED
SC379171 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT LTD
SC766472 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
EPIC PLAYBOOKS LTD
SC400301 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
ERKUT LTD
SC390379 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
ESP ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
SC719995 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
ESTHEVA LIMITED
SC681360 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
ETRE BEAU LTD
SC378555 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
EVOLVEIT TECH LTD
SC812269 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
FENTIMAN INVESTMENT LTD
SC607376 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Larch Street
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8PG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HASTINGS, David
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Clare
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Stuart
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-24