DIGITAL TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC770701 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£421
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £421
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£421
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £421 |
| Current assets | £24.9k |
| Net assets | £421 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-07➕QUAYLE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGITAL TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE LTD
- 2023-05-26➕MCGHEE, Thomas Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 63. 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John Drummond Johnston Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2024 |
Mr Derek Quayle Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2024 |
Mr Thomas Ross Mcghee Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 26/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Caledonian House
100 High Street
Irvine
KA12 0AX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCGHEE, Thomas Ross→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUAYLE, Derek→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-26