DMP UTI LIMITED

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SC313291 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,436
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,807 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£18k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£51k£64kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£18.4k£39.2k
Current assets£37.3k£64.2k
Net assets£18.4k£39.2k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-22
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  4. 2022-11-01
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  5. 2021-09-29
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  6. 2020-12-18
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  7. 2019-09-30
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  8. 2018-09-05
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  9. 2017-12-22
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  10. 2017-12-12
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  11. 2017-09-26
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  12. 2016-09-26
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  13. 2015-12-14
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  14. 2015-09-23
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  15. 2015-01-06
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  16. 2007-06-14
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    ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY LIMITED resigned
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  17. 2007-03-08
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    JM TAYLOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-03-08
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    SCOTT, Brian James appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-08
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    ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY (II) LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DMP UTI LIMITED
  21. 2006-12-11
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    ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY (II) LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-12-11
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    RODGER, Marie Lyn appointed
    director
  23. 2006-12-11
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    RODGER, Marie Lyn resigned
    director
  24. 2006-12-11
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    ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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
Miss Denise Margaret Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mr Brian James Scott
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

8 Meadside Road
Kilbarchan
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA10 2NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JM TAYLOR LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Brian James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY (II) LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2007-03-08
Resigned
RODGER, Marie Lyn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2006-12-11
Resigned
ABERDEEN COMPOSITE COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-14
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2025-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
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2022-11-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-18