DAMP DOCTORS NATIONAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC802980 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-14
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
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-06
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-04
    WHYTE, Steven appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-04
    GILFILLAN, Amy Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-03-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-03-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-03-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAMP DOCTORS NATIONAL LTD
  14. 2024-03-14
    GILFILLAN, Amy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2024-03-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/03/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Amy Elizabeth Gilfillanceased 04/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Dale Gilfillanceased 04/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Triple L Property Group Ltdceased 04/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2/4 Anderson Place
Edinburgh
EH6 5NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHYTE, Steven
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-03-04
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Active
GILFILLAN, Amy Elizabeth
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-03-14 · resigned 2025-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-14