DRON & DICKSON GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC305554 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-17

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of distribution holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 18.6y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-01-21
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officers · CH01
2025-01-21
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officers · CH01
2025-01-21
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officers · CH03
2025-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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WEST, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2024-02-01
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officers · TM01
2024-01-29
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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ROBB, Isla Shena resigned
director
2023-03-01
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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capital · SH06
2022-12-07
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capital · SH03
2022-12-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-20
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officers · AP01
2022-09-13
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ROBB, Isla Shena appointed
director
2022-07-01
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officers · AP01
2022-07-01
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officers · AP01
2022-07-01
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officers · AP01
2022-06-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
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COLLINS, Leonard Peter appointed
director
2022-06-20
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IRWIN, Thomas William Redmond appointed
director
2022-06-20
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MCHATTIE, Bruce Alexander appointed
director
2021-03-01
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STRANG, John Charles appointed
director
2019-02-01
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WALKER, June Anne appointed
director
2019-01-15
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MAVER, Colin resigned
director
2018-12-18
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LAFFERTY, Gerard resigned
director
2014-08-28
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SEDGE, Douglas Alan appointed
director
2011-07-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-06-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-06-01
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LAFFERTY, Gerard appointed
director
2010-06-01
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MAVER, Colin appointed
director
2007-08-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2007-04-04
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ROWLEY, Sarah appointed
secretary
2007-04-04
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ROWLEY, Colin Michael appointed
director
2007-04-04
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CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-04-04
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CODDAN MANAGERS SERVICE LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2006-07-17
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Company incorporated
As DRON & DICKSON GROUP LIMITED
2006-07-17
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CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-07-17
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CODDAN MANAGERS SERVICE LIMITED appointed
corporate-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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Michael Rowley Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	31/10/2016
Mrs Sarah Rowley Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/10/2016

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

Incorporated2006-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64204 — Activities of distribution holding companies

Registered office

18 Whitehouse Road

Springkerse Industrial Estate

Stirling

FK7 7SS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31