DONALDSON DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC311961 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-15

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.5y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (7 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-11-14
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officers · AP01
2025-11-01
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CLARK, Bryan John appointed
director
2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-06-10
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-06-10
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-10
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-06-10
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accounts · AA
2024-06-10
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-06-10
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-06-10
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-14
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GIBSON, Joanne resigned
director
2024-03-14
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officers · TM01
2023-07-31
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DONALDSON, Alyson appointed
director
2023-07-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-05-30
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-05-30
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-04-24
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CAMERON, William Bond appointed
director
2023-04-24
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officers · AP01
2023-04-07
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CAIRNS, Arlene resigned
director
2023-04-07
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officers · TM01
2022-11-14
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-07-07
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-12-15
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (The Security Agent)
2021-09-17
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GIBSON, Joanne appointed
director
2021-06-01
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BASU, Avi Kishmore resigned
director
2021-04-01
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MCMILLAN, Neil John appointed
secretary
2021-03-31
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HAWKINS, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2020-09-01
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CAIRNS, Arlene appointed
director
2020-04-01
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CAIRNS, Scott resigned
director
2020-03-09
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ROBERTS, Luke appointed
director
2020-03-09
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BASU, Avi Kishmore appointed
director
2020-02-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-31
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DONALDSON, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2020-01-31
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DONALDSON, Michael James appointed
director
2020-01-31
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HAWKINS, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2020-01-31
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BEGLEY, Gerard resigned
director
2020-01-31
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CAIRNS, Scott appointed
director
2020-01-31
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HIGGINS, Nicholas John resigned
director
2020-01-31
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MACDONALD, James resigned
director
2020-01-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-10-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-06-01
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MACDONALD, James appointed
director
2009-11-16
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MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-11-30
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BEGLEY, Gerard appointed
director
2006-11-30
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DUFF, Peter resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DONALDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

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

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Rowan Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DONALDSON DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED

This company · SC311961

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
Rowan Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/01/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Gerard Begleyceased 31/01/2020· significant influence
Mr Nicholas John Higginsceased 31/01/2020· significant influence

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

Incorporated2006-11-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Donaldson House Saltire Centre

Pentland Park

Glenrothes

Fife

KY6 2AG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19