DATEL INTERIORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC290823 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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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 employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-04
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-01
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    LINDSAY, Alexandra Margaret Evelyn appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-11-10
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    CROOKSTON, Douglas Anderson resigned
    director
  16. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As DATEL INTERIORS LIMITED
  19. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Alexandra Margaret Evelyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Steven Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-09-26
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    CROOKSTON, Douglas Anderson appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-26
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-09-26
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
Mrs Alexandra Margaret Evelyn Lindsay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2024
Mr Steven Robert Lindsay
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/09/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

3 Castle Court
Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline
KY11 8PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LINDSAY, Alexandra Margaret Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINDSAY, Alexandra Margaret Evelyn→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-09-01
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Active
LINDSAY, Steven Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
CROOKSTON, Douglas Anderson→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2017-11-10
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-02