DAMECK HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC298814 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-11➖SCOTT, Diana Winton resigneddirector
- 2023-05-25📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-01➕RYAN, Duncan Clayton appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕SCOTT, Arnold appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕SCOTT, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕SCOTT, Clare Owen appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕SCOTT, Diana Winton appointeddirector
- 2015-06-08➖ROBERTSON, David Stewart resigneddirector
- 2013-12-19➕ROBERTSON, David Stewart appointeddirector
- 2009-01-27➖BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-29➖RYAN, Kirsten Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-29➕BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs DAMECK HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2006-03-13➕RYAN, Kirsten Margaret appointeddirector
- 2006-03-13➕SCOTT, Craig Winton appointeddirector
- 2006-03-13➕SCOTT, Ewan Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-03-13➕SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier appointeddirector
- 2006-03-13➕RYAN, Kirsten Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-13➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-13➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
Yard Road
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 6NW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (8 active · 5 resigned)
RYAN, Duncan Clayton→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-01
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RYAN, Kirsten Margaret→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-13
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SCOTT, Arnold→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 2017-07-01
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SCOTT, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-07-01
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SCOTT, Clare Owen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-01
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SCOTT, Craig Winton→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Ewan Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-03-13
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SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Kirsten Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2006-06-29
BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2009-01-27
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2006-03-13
ROBERTSON, David Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2015-06-08
SCOTT, Diana Winton→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2023-06-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/06/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (88 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08