D&J RECORDS BATHGATE LTD

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SC877366 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-31
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47630
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    ➕
    SMITH, James Malcolm appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D&J RECORDS BATHGATE LTD
  4. 2026-01-31
    ➕
    MELDRUM, David appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Meldrum
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47630 — SIC 47630

Registered office

29 Young Crescent
Bathgate
EH48 2SN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: —

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MELDRUM, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-01-31
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Active
SMITH, James Malcolm→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-31