D M (AGRI-SUPPLIES) LTD

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SC253917 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-07-12
    ➕
    MILLER, Duncan Robert James appointed
    director
  5. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-01-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  13. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As D M (AGRI-SUPPLIES) LTD
  19. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MILLER, Audrey Norma appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MILLER, Audrey Norma appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MILLER, Douglas Robert Allan appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-08-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MILLER, Duncan Robert James (same surname) appointed 2024-07-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas Robert Allan Miller
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/08/2016
Mrs Audrey Norma Miller
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

Tullochgorum Farm
Boat Of Garten
Inverness-Shire
PH24 3BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MILLER, Audrey Norma→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
MILLER, Audrey Norma→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
MILLER, Douglas Robert Allan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
MILLER, Duncan Robert James→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-07-12
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2003-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property24/01/2018—
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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07