DETECTOR AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC258595 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-03
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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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-16➕JAMES, Daniel Lee appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-31➖CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-11-16📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-10-02➖BRUCE, John Murray, Doctor resigneddirector
- 2003-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DETECTOR AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2003-11-03➕JAMES, Allan Derek Lee appointeddirector
- 2003-11-03➕CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-11-03➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-03➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-03➕BRUCE, John Murray, Doctor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JAMES, Daniel Lee (same surname) appointed 2024-10-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Detector And Sensor Technologies (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Detector And Sensor Technologies (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DETECTOR AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
This company · SC258595
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Detector And Sensor Technologies (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/07/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Stephen Robert Sverdloffceased 15/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Allan Derek Lee Jamesceased 15/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Doctor John Murray Bruceceased 02/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110
Registered office
20 Pentland House Saltire Centre
Glenrothes
KY6 2AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
JAMES, Allan Derek Lee→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAMES, Daniel Lee→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2023-05-31
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2003-11-03
BRUCE, John Murray, Doctor→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2018-10-02
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04