DYNAM LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.7y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 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.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £51.3k | £35.2k |
| Net assets | £33.4k | £33.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-24📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2023-05-24📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2023-05-24⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2023-05-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2003-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DYNAM LIMITED
- 2003-11-24➕GREEN, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-24➕GREEN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2003-11-24➕NEILSON, Eleanor Jane appointeddirector
- 2003-11-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-24➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-24➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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.
- 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
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2023-05-24: legacy
Group structure
Dynam Employee Ownership Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dynam Employee Ownership Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Eleanor Jane Neilsonceased 29/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Karen Greenceased 29/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2014 | — |