D D INTERIORS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC809276 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 restoration
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-12📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-07-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-11➖FORREST, Garry James resigneddirector
- 2025-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-09➕FORREST, Garry James appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs D D INTERIORS LIMITED
- 2024-05-02➕DOUGLAS, Deborah Feeney appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Deborah Feeney Douglas Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Garry James Forrestceased 11/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BEST BUY STORE LTD→ SC868863 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BRAES FLOOR STORE LTD→ SC868609 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANDYFLOSS COLLECTION LTD→ SC757427 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAR GEAR (SCO) LTD→ SC787078 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CENTRAL SPORTS & TROPHIES LTD→ SC876761 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAN ITALIA LIMITED→ SC327703 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| DCMPRODUCTS LTD→ SC755900 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DEEJAYGK LTD→ SC830571 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DREAMLINELUXURYGROUP LTD→ SC774447 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DUNIPACE RETAIL LTD→ SC776776 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DYLAN FBA LTD→ SC753886 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
4 Hendry Avenue
Denny
FK6 5ET
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
DOUGLAS, Deborah Feeney→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORREST, Garry James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-01-09 · resigned 2025-02-11
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-12-12
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-02