DP SYSTEMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC265698 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-29

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26512

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

27120SIC 27120
71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 22.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

29 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-01-03
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accounts · AA
2026-01-03
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-03
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-03
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-05-09
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officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
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BURNETT, Colin Douglas resigned
director
2025-04-24
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MILLAR, Colin Donaldson resigned
director
2025-04-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-25
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2024-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-28
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-28
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-27
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-27
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-08-29
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-08-25
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-08-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-23
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mortgage · MR04
2023-08-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-08-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2023-08-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Mml UK Advisor LLP (As Security Trustee)
2023-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-19
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DALLAS, Allan William appointed
director
2022-04-19
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MACGREGOR, Iain Ross appointed
director
2022-04-19
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MATHERS, Martin James appointed
director
2022-04-19
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MCLACHLAN, Steven Robert appointed
director
2022-04-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-04-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-04-30
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-01-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-11-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-07-18
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MILLAR, Colin Donaldson resigned
secretary
2007-07-18
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-04-28
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BROWNLEE, Martin appointed
director
2004-04-28
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MILLAR, Colin Donaldson appointed
secretary
2004-04-28
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-28
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BURNETT, Colin Douglas appointed
director
2004-04-28
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MILLAR, Colin Donaldson appointed
director
2004-04-28
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PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-03-29
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Company incorporated
As DP SYSTEMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2004-03-29
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PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-29
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PURPLE VENTURE INCORPORATION LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dps Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dps Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DP SYSTEMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

This company · SC265698

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
Dps Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/10/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Martin Oliver Brownleeceased 04/10/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest

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

Incorporated2004-03-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Unit 1 Lomond Business Park

Baltimore Road

Glenrothes

Fife

KY6 2PJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29