DGL (GLASGOW) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC338543 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£99
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£99
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£59£79£99Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£99£99
Debtors£99£99
Net assets£99£99

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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  2. 2024-10-24
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-11-29
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  5. 2021-08-24
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  6. 2020-09-03
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  7. 2020-03-05
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  8. 2019-09-10
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  9. 2019-03-14
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  10. 2019-03-14
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  11. 2018-09-08
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  12. 2017-10-11
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  13. 2017-03-07
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  14. 2016-08-31
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  15. 2016-03-10
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  16. 2008-04-01
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    MCLAY MCALISTER & MCGIBBON LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2008-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As DGL (GLASGOW) LTD
  18. 2008-02-27
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    BELL, Derek Wright appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-02-27
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    BELL, Derek Wright appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-27
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    QUEEN, Graham John Holland appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-27
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    REILLY, Laurence Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Derek Wright Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graham John Holland Queen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Laurence Vincent Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

145 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Derek Wright→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
MCLAY MCALISTER & MCGIBBON LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
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Active
BELL, Derek Wright→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
QUEEN, Graham John Holland→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
REILLY, Laurence Vincent→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2025-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2024-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
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accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-10