DAY1 LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC291616 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-10-12

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.8y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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HIGGINS, Carrie Campbell Maclean appointed
director
2025-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
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CHAPMAN, David James appointed
director
2025-01-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-07
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RICHARDS, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2025-01-06
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GILL, Jane appointed
secretary
2025-01-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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GILL, Jane appointed
director
2025-01-03
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MURRAY, Robert Russell resigned
secretary
2025-01-03
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MURRAY, Robert Russell resigned
director
2024-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-12
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DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine resigned
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Social Growth Fund 2 LLP
2021-05-05
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address · AD01
2021-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-09-12
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HENDERSON, Corrin George resigned
director
2015-04-13
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STEVEN, Jim resigned
director
2011-01-14
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DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine appointed
director
2010-01-14
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STEVEN, Jim appointed
director
2009-04-01
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NEIL, Elsbeth Neilson resigned
director
2009-04-01
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OVERTON, Dennis Karl resigned
director
2007-12-14
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HENDERSON, Corrin George appointed
director
2006-03-01
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NEIL, Elsbeth Neilson appointed
director
2005-10-12
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Company incorporated
As DAY1 LTD.
2005-10-12
➕
LEY-WILSON, Edward appointed
director
2005-10-12
➕
MURRAY, Robert Russell appointed
secretary
2005-10-12
➕
MURRAY, Robert Russell appointed
director
2005-10-12
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OVERTON, Dennis Karl appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-10-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

47 Island Bank Road

Inverness

IV2 4QT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-26

Last: 2025-10-12