DICKSON, MIDDLETON & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC176158 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-04-01
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    TAYLOR, Robert Clark appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2021-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-31
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    CLINTON, Craig resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    COUTTS, Alan Maxwell resigned
    director
  19. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-06-30
    ➕
    CLINTON, Craig appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    BIGGANS, Hugh Mcclure resigned
    director
  22. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    RUSSELL, William James appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    GERRARD, Diana Margaret resigned
    director
  24. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies resigned
    director
  25. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    WATKINS, John appointed
    director
  26. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    GERRARD, Diana Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-01
    ➖
    HETHERINGTON, Robert Maxwell resigned
    director
  28. 1999-04-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Ramsay Laurence resigned
    director
  29. 1998-07-04
    ➖
    COUTTS, Alan Maxwell resigned
    director
  30. 1997-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DICKSON, MIDDLETON & CO. LIMITED
  31. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    BIRRELL, Alison appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-06-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    BIGGANS, Hugh Mcclure appointed
    director
  35. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    COUTTS, Alan Maxwell appointed
    director
  36. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    COUTTS, Alan Maxwell appointed
    director
  37. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Ramsay Laurence appointed
    director
  38. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    HETHERINGTON, Robert Maxwell appointed
    director
  39. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

20 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

BIRRELL, Alison→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, William James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-01
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Active
TAYLOR, Robert Clark→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
WATKINS, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1997-06-05
Resigned
BIGGANS, Hugh Mcclure→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
CLINTON, Craig→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-06-30 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
COUTTS, Alan Maxwell→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1998-07-04
Resigned
COUTTS, Alan Maxwell→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
GERRARD, Diana Margaret→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
GREEN, Ramsay Laurence→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1999-04-01
Resigned
HETHERINGTON, Robert Maxwell→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12