B DALTON LTD
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SC831399 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-10
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-16➖BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs B DALTON LTD
- 2024-12-10➕DALTON, Bella Rachel appointeddirector
- 2024-12-10➕DALTON, Stephen Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2024-12-10➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "DALTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DALTON, Bella Rachel (same surname) appointed 2024-12-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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.)
Group structure
Brodies & Co. (Trustees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brodies & Co. (Trustees) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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B DALTON LTD
This company · SC831399
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/12/2024 |
Mrs Isabella Dalton Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/12/2024 |
Brodies & Co. (Trustees) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
15 Youngs Road East Mains Industrial Estate
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5LY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DALTON, Bella Rachel→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALTON, Stephen Gilbert→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-12-10
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-12-10 · resigned 2026-01-16
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Recent filings (7 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-10