DALTON GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC088385 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-11
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.8y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,464,999
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.46M | £1.29M |
| Average employees | 6500 | 6500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-06-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30➖DALTON, Stephen Gilbert resigneddirector
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-08➕DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-08➖KIAKOWSKI, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-28➖GRIEVE, Colin Stephen resigneddirector
- 2013-09-03➖DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-03➕KIAKOWSKI, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-03➕GRIEVE, Colin Stephen appointeddirector
- 2012-06-21➕DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-21➖WALTERS, Donna resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-21➖WALTERS, Donna resigneddirector
- 2010-09-09➖WARD, Terence resigneddirector
- 2010-07-06➕DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2010-07-06➕WALTERS, Donna appointeddirector
- 2010-07-06➕WARD, Terence appointeddirector
- 2004-02-02➖CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➕WALTERS, Donna appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➖CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2002-12-10➖BUCHANAN, Robert resigneddirector
- 2001-04-06➖AITKEN, Jane Helen resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-06➕CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-06➖AITKEN, Jane Helen resigneddirector
- 2001-04-06➕CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2000-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-05-01➕BUCHANAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕AITKEN, Jane Helen appointeddirector
- 1995-11-02➕AITKEN, Jane Helen appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-02➖DALTON, Stephen Gilbert resignedsecretary
- 1995-11-02➖DALTON, Isabella Blyth Kennedy resigneddirector
- 1993-03-01➖FERGUSON, George Robert resigneddirector
- 1984-07-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Dalton Metal Recycling Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Dalton Metal Recycling Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DALTON GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC088385
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dalton Metal Recycling Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Gilbert Daltonceased 01/07/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Stephen Gilbert Daltonceased 01/07/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1984-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
15 Youngs Road
East Mains Industrial Estate
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)
DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-05-08
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DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AITKEN, Jane Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-02 · resigned 2001-04-06
CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2004-02-02
DALTON, Stephen Gilbert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-11-02
DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-21 · resigned 2013-09-03
KIAKOWSKI, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-03 · resigned 2014-05-08
WALTERS, Donna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2012-06-21
AITKEN, Jane Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2001-04-06
BUCHANAN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-05-01 · resigned 2002-12-10
CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2004-02-02
DALTON, Isabella Blyth Kennedy→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 1995-11-02
DALTON, Stephen Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 2020-04-30
FERGUSON, George Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 1993-03-01
GRIEVE, Colin Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-09-03 · resigned 2014-04-28
WALTERS, Donna→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2012-06-21
WARD, Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2010-09-09
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/11/2018 | 03/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/07/1984 | 17/08/2000 |
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Recent filings (135 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-14