DICKIE & MOORE GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC808286 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-25
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
£2.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £2,039,413
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£202k
Net Worth
£2.0m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.04M |
| Cash | £202.4k |
| Net assets | £2.04M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07➕MARSHALL, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DICKIE & MOORE GROUP LIMITED
- 2024-04-25➕DICKIE, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-04-25➕DICKIE, William Montgomerie appointeddirector
- 2024-04-25➕DEANE, David William appointeddirector
- 2024-04-25➖DEANE, David William resigneddirector
- 2024-04-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DICKIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 William Montgomerie Dickie Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/06/2024 |
Mr John Alexander Dickie Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David William Deaneceased 25/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| HOLYROOD STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PLC→ SC441988 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| HOME BY NICO LTD→ SC661166 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HSI BRANDS LTD→ SC765768 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| HUNTER LAING HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC555631 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| INVERESK VENTURES LIMITED→ SC878571 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IRVIN INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC877148 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ISLE OF JURA DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC033738 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| IWT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC527575 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| J & T GILLAN (PROPERTY) LIMITED→ SC090444 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| J.J. HARRIS & SON TAXI REPAIRS (GLW) LIMITED→ SC067099 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| JDST LTD→ SC804044 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| JG & AHT LTD→ SC560595 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Orbital Court
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5PH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
DICKIE, John Alexander→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICKIE, William Montgomerie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEANE, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-25 · resigned 2024-04-25
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Recent filings (18 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02