DALIJON INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC252357 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-07
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
🔒Estimated value
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    ROSS, David Douglas appointed
    director
  2. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2018-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-03-21
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    GLENNIE, John Fraser appointed
    director
  18. 2003-08-14
    ➖
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2003-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DALIJON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Fraser Glennie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

100 Union Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07
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Active
GLENNIE, John Fraser→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-08-14
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Active
ROSS, David Douglas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-05-21
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Active
PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21