DALRY 183 LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC224473 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,059
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k | £7.5k |
| Current assets | £23.4k | £18.2k |
| Net assets | £13.1k | £7.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2017-11-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-31➖MACKAY, Catherine Stewart resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DALRY 183 LTD
- 2001-10-23➕SHAW, Iain St. Clair appointeddirector
- 2001-10-23➕MACKAY, Catherine Stewart appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-23➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-23➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-23➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-23➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-23➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-23➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Iain St. Clair Shaw Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 09/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLYDE STRENGTH LTD→ SC873978 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CME INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC234534 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DAKUSFRAN LIMITED→ SC739300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DAWN CALLING CIC→ SC791187 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DIRECT PARTNERS LIMITED→ SC244443 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DISABILITY EQUALITY SCOTLAND→ SC243392 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DOUGLAS J. NOBLE LIMITED→ SC247234 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DRAGON BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD→ SC807303 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DRG TRAINING CONSULTANCY AND DESIGN LIMITED→ SC683996 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DRIVE SAFE TO PASS LTD→ SC868054 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRIVE WITH JANE LTD→ SC752730 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DRIVE WITH JON LIMITED→ SC791891 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
183 Dalry Road
Edinburgh
EH11 2EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SHAW, Iain St. Clair→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Catherine Stewart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2008-03-31
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-23
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-23
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/02/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-24