D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC005830 · ltd · incorporated 1905-03-27

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

38 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
➕
MCCALL, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-01
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-31
➖
EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2026-03-09
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-09
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
➕
GRAY, Benjamin John Howard appointed
director
2022-04-01
➕
THOMSON, John Sidney appointed
director
2022-04-01
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
➖
THOMSON, Andrew Francis resigned
director
2021-12-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-03-11
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-03-11
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-03-05
➖
DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
➕
EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2019-01-31
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-12-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2014-05-30
➖
THOMSON, Lewis Murray resigned
director
2014-04-01
➕
THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2011-05-02
➕
HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
director
2006-11-07
➖
THOMSON, Brian Harold resigned
director
2004-07-16
➖
THOMSON, Alastair Gordon resigned
director
2002-01-17
➖
THOMSON, Derek Ballance resigned
director
1995-10-27
➖
MCDOUGALL, Allister resigned
secretary
1995-10-11
➕
DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
1995-10-01
➕
THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
director
1905-03-27
🏢
Company incorporated
As D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Technology · DD postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
BRIGHTSOLID ONLINE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ SC161678 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
CHOCOLATE MANOR LTD→ SC852755 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CIEL HEALTHTECH LTD→ SC836646 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
COGENT FOCUS LIMITED→ SC426229 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
CONVITALITY LTD→ SC752852 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
CRAFTING DIGITAL CIC→ SC870876 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CRE CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC336621 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
DARKCATS RESEARCH LIMITED→ SC537700 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
DATAVEXIS LTD→ SC848108 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DEAREST THOUGHTS LTD→ SC737278 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
DEV/NULL LIMITED→ SC666314 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
DFSYSTEMS LTD.→ SC210008 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1905-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

Courier Buildings

2 Albert Square

Dundee

DD1 9QJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09