DC TRADING SCOTLAND LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: startup → wound-down
- · Company status: active → dissolved
- · Opportunity score: 75 → 57
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
- · 5 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: startup → wound-down
- ↓Company status: active → dissolved
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
- ↓Opportunity score: 75 → 57
- ↓Bankability: 65 → 60
- +2 more
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Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DC TRADING SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2025-06-20➕RAMSAY, Clive Douglas appointeddirector
- 2025-06-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clive Douglas Ramsay Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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