DILIGENT PLUMBING AND HEATING SCOTLAND LTD
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SC851000 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-04
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- · PSC count: 1 → 2
- · Filings: 1 → 6
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- ↑PSC count: 1 → 2
- ↑Filings: 1 → 6
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01➕MCDOUGALL, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DILIGENT PLUMBING AND HEATING SCOTLAND LTD
- 2025-06-04➕GRAHAM, Murray Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alexander Mcdougall Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/06/2026 |
Mr Murray Robert Graham Individual · British · DOB 01/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LINEAR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT LIMITED→ SC607605 · est 2018 | £2.51M £1.79M–£3.23M | — | — | 44 | 7y | 83 | 59y |
| A.C. ELECTRICS (CLELAND) LTD.→ SC269237 · est 2004 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 62y |
| ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC202570 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 83 | 68y |
| ADVANCE UTILITIES (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC157842 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 53 | 31y | 83 | 68y |
| BRANNOCK DECORATORS LTD.→ SC218053 · est 2001 | — | — | £419.3k | — | 25y | 83 | 63y |
| INTERNOS BUILDERS LTD.→ SC215428 · est 2001 | — | — | £306.4k | — | 25y | 83 | 82y |
| JMS PLANT HIRE LIMITED→ SC191902 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 68y |
| MAQ (AIR CONDITIONING) LIMITED→ SC314817 · est 2007 | — | — | £307.9k | — | 19y | 83 | 70y |
| RSD GLASS WORKS LIMITED→ SC282519 · est 2005 | — | — | £78.6k | — | 21y | 83 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
33 Goldcrest Court
Wishaw
ML2 0JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRAHAM, Murray Robert→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-06-04
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MCDOUGALL, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2026-06-01
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Recent filings (6 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-04