DUO MENSWEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC340064 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-03-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-29
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  15. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-02-01
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    LEVER, Ryan Mcneil appointed
    director
  17. 2008-08-29
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    LEVER, Gary Sean resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-08-29
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    LEVER, Neil Mcneil resigned
    director
  19. 2008-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As DUO MENSWEAR LIMITED
  20. 2008-03-25
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    LEVER, Gary Sean appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    LEVER, Gary Sean appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    LEVER, Neil Mcneil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Mcneil Lever
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/03/2018
Mr Gary Sean Lever
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/03/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

72 Cardwell Road
Gourock
Renfrewshire
PA19 1UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LEVER, Gary Sean→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-25
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Active
LEVER, Ryan Mcneil→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-01
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Active
LEVER, Gary Sean→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2008-08-29
Resigned
LEVER, Neil Mcneil→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2008-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02