DPL 1 LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC829389 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-19
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DPL 1 LTD
  2. 2024-11-19
    BHOPAL, Preeti appointed
    secretary
  3. 2024-11-19
    BHOPAL, Ashwani, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-19
    BHOPAL, Preeti appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ash Healthcare Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ash Healthcare Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DPL 1 LTD
This company · SC829389

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ash Healthcare Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

35 Dalmeny Avenue
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 7QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BHOPAL, Preeti
secretary · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active
BHOPAL, Ashwani, Dr
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active
BHOPAL, Preeti
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-19