DP DIGITAL MEDIA LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC152769 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2024-05-16
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    CROOK, Allan James appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-08-30
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  6. 2022-06-02
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  7. 2021-08-18
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  8. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2019-08-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-07-19
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  11. 2018-11-06
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  12. 2017-11-13
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  13. 2016-08-29
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  14. 2015-11-19
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  15. 2015-09-30
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  16. 2015-08-12
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2014-10-20
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    ROGERS, Terence John resigned
    director
  18. 2007-09-27
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    SIMPSON, Adam Gardiner resigned
    director
  19. 2003-11-28
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    ROGERS, Terence John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-01
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    FORSYTH, Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
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    DALGARNO, Robert Alexander resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-31
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    DALGARNO, Robert Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 1997-08-26
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    MCCULLOCH, Irene resigned
    secretary
  24. 1997-08-26
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    DOUGHTY, Stephen resigned
    director
  25. 1997-08-26
    ➖
    GILLIES, Norman Neil Nicolson resigned
    director
  26. 1997-08-26
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    MCCULLOCH, Irene resigned
    director
  27. 1994-09-14
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    FORSYTH, Ian appointed
    director
  28. 1994-09-14
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    DALGARNO, Robert Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 1994-09-14
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Irene appointed
    secretary
  30. 1994-09-14
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 1994-09-14
    ➕
    GILLIES, Norman Neil Nicolson appointed
    director
  32. 1994-09-14
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Irene appointed
    director
  33. 1994-09-14
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Adam Gardiner appointed
    director
  34. 1994-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DP DIGITAL MEDIA LTD
  35. 1994-08-29
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1994-08-29
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-08-29
    ➕
    DOUGHTY, Stephen appointed
    director
  38. 1994-08-29
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 1994-08-29
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

4 Bridgend Business Park
Bridgend Road
Dingwall
Ross-Shire
IV15 9SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

FORSYTH, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-01
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Active
CROOK, Allan James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-16
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Active
FORSYTH, Ian→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-09-14
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Active
DALGARNO, Robert Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Irene→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 1997-08-26
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-29 · resigned 1994-08-29
Resigned
DALGARNO, Robert Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
DOUGHTY, Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-08-29 · resigned 1997-08-26
Resigned
GILLIES, Norman Neil Nicolson→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 1997-08-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-08-29 · resigned 1994-08-29
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Irene→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 1997-08-26
Resigned
ROGERS, Terence John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-11-28 · resigned 2014-10-20
Resigned
SIMPSON, Adam Gardiner→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 2007-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-09