DALZIEL'S GARAGES (LEITH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC174685 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£72.5k
Current assets—£84.6k
Net assets—£64.1k
Average employees800—

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

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-27
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    WALKER, Nicola appointed
    director
  13. 2019-09-27
    ➖
    GOODLAD, John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-27
    ➖
    GOODLAD, Judith Mary resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-27
    ➖
    SCOTT, Iain resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-09-27
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-09-27
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-09-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2009-07-01
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    GOODLAD, John appointed
    director
  24. 2009-07-01
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    GOODLAD, Judith Mary appointed
    director
  25. 1998-06-10
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    SCOTT, Helen Ferry appointed
    director
  26. 1997-06-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1997-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Helen Ferry appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Iain appointed
    director
  30. 1997-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DALZIEL'S GARAGES (LEITH) LIMITED
  31. 1997-04-21
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-04-21
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-04-21
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  34. 1997-04-21
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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
Mrs Nicola Walker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/09/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nicola Walkerceased 27/09/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Iain Scottceased 27/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

17 East Cromwell Street
Leith
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH6 6HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SCOTT, Helen Ferry→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01
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Active
SCOTT, Helen Ferry→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-06-10
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Active
WALKER, Nicola→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-27
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-21 · resigned 1997-04-21
Resigned
GOODLAD, John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned
GOODLAD, Judith Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-21 · resigned 1997-04-21
Resigned
SCOTT, Iain→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property18/06/1997—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property14/06/1997—
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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07