DIATECH SCOTLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC355888 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46620
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£496k£992k£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£2.27M
Current assets—£2.48M
Cash—£116.5k
Debtors—£1.69M
Net assets—£2.26M
Average employees9—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-05-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-05-15
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    capital · SH10
  7. 2024-05-15
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  8. 2024-05-14
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-14
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  10. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-05-03
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    SOULSBY, Alfred appointed
    director
  17. 2024-05-03
    ➕
    SOULSBY, Edwin appointed
    director
  18. 2024-05-03
    ➖
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles resigned
    secretary
  19. 2024-05-03
    ➖
    BURGESS, Alex resigned
    director
  20. 2024-05-03
    ➖
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2024-05-03
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    BURGESS, Stephanie resigned
    director
  22. 2024-03-20
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  23. 2024-03-20
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    annual-return · RP04AR01
  24. 2024-03-07
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  25. 2024-03-07
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  26. 2024-03-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2023-07-31
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  28. 2023-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  29. 2021-02-23
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephanie appointed
    director
  30. 2020-03-06
    ➖
    BURGESS, Reuben resigned
    director
  31. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Reuben appointed
    director
  32. 2015-04-15
    ➖
    BURGESS, Reuben resigned
    director
  33. 2013-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2012-12-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2011-10-01
    ➕
    BURGESS, Alex appointed
    director
  36. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    BURGESS, Jecqueline resigned
    director
  37. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    BURGESS, Stephanie resigned
    director
  38. 2009-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIATECH SCOTLAND LTD
  39. 2009-03-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles appointed
    secretary
  40. 2009-03-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Jecqueline appointed
    director
  41. 2009-03-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles appointed
    director
  42. 2009-03-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Reuben appointed
    director
  43. 2009-03-03
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephanie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Diatech Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
DIATECH SCOTLAND LTD
This company · SC355888

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Diatech Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/03/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alex Burgessceased 03/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Jeremy Charles Burgessceased 03/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mrs Stephanie Burgessceased 05/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46620 — SIC 46620

Registered office

Apex House Ruthvenfield Road
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3EE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SOULSBY, Alfred→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOULSBY, Edwin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Jeremy Charles→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Alex→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Jecqueline→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
BURGESS, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Reuben→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-05-03 · resigned 2020-03-06
Resigned
BURGESS, Reuben→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2015-04-15
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephanie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-02-23 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephanie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property10/12/201209/05/2013

Recent filings (95 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
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officers · TM02
2024-05-14