DIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC228996 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£372.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 24.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
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
🔒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
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 £372,684
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£373k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £373.0k | £354.9k |
| Current assets | £120.6k | £104.8k |
| Net assets | £372.7k | £354.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-08-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-25➕GREENWOOD, Ian Wallace appointeddirector
- 2010-04-24➕GREENWOOD, Graham Wallace appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-24➖GREENWOOD, Agnes resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-30➕GREENWOOD, Agnes appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-30➖GREENWOOD, Janine resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-30➖GREENWOOD, Janine resigneddirector
- 2002-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2002-04-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2002-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs DIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2002-03-11➕GREENWOOD, Graham Wallace appointeddirector
- 2002-03-11➕GREENWOOD, Janine appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-11➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-11➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-11➕GREENWOOD, Janine appointeddirector
- 2002-03-11➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-03-11➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 64. 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 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 Graham Wallace Greenwood Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Ellangowan
18 Keir Street
Bridge Of Allan
FK9 4AY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
GREENWOOD, Graham Wallace→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENWOOD, Graham Wallace→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENWOOD, Ian Wallace→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2015-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENWOOD, Agnes→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2010-04-24
GREENWOOD, Janine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2003-06-30
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2002-03-11
GREENWOOD, Janine→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2003-06-30
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2002-03-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 06/05/2002 | 26/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/04/2002 | 26/08/2015 |
Recent filings (65 total)
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2024-03-29
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2023-06-29
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2023-03-22
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2022-06-28
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2022-03-23
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2021-06-24
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2021-04-05
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2020-06-26
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2020-03-16
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2019-06-19
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