DJ MANNING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC256221 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
85 filings on record
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Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-12-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-04➖PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-04-30➖MANNING, Margaret Downie resigneddirector
- 2006-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-01-27➕MORGAN, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-01-27➕MORGAN, David Stronach appointeddirector
- 2004-01-27➕MORGAN, Kenneth John appointeddirector
- 2004-01-27➕MANNING, Margaret Downie appointeddirector
- 2004-01-27➖PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs DJ MANNING LIMITED
- 2003-09-18➕PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-09-18➕PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Stronach Morgan Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2022 |
Mr Andrew Robert Morgan Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2022 |
Mr Kenneth John Morgan Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- D J Manning (Holdings) Limitedceased 31/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
2 Loch Street
Townhill
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 0HH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MORGAN, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, David Stronach→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, Kenneth John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2012-05-04
MANNING, Margaret Downie→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2012-04-30
PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2004-01-27
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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 Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/02/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (85 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12