DN CAPITAL GVC FOUNDER PARTNER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC331394 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-25

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

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-18
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2024-08-20
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2023-09-15
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2022-08-02
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2021-09-27
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2020-09-22
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2019-09-24
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2018-08-15
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2017-09-19
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2016-12-20
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2016-06-27
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accounts · AA
2015-11-27
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2015-06-23
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2014-11-21
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2007-09-25
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Company incorporated
As DN CAPITAL GVC FOUNDER PARTNER LIMITED
2007-09-25
➕
SCHLENKER, Steven Jeffrey appointed
secretary
2007-09-25
➕
MAROVAC, Nenad Joseph appointed
director
2007-09-25
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SCHLENKER, Steven Jeffrey appointed
director
2007-09-25
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BURNESS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-09-25
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BURNESS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-09-25
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-09-25
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nenad Joseph Marovac Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr Steven Schlenker Individual · American · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-09-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Lothian Road

Festival Square

Edinburgh

EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-20

Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SCHLENKER, Steven Jeffrey→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-25

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Active

MAROVAC, Nenad Joseph→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-09-25

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Active

SCHLENKER, Steven Jeffrey→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-25

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Active

BURNESS LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2007-09-25

Resigned

BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2007-09-25

Resigned

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