D.C. THOMSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED

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SC376510 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-09

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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MCCALL, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
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officers · AP03
2026-04-01
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officers · TM02
2026-03-31
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EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DALY, Robert Paul resigned
director
2025-11-18
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2025-10-20
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2025-10-20
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2025-02-06
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2024-12-31
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2024-12-31
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2024-11-04
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2024-11-04
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2024-01-11
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2023-12-20
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2023-12-20
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2023-12-15
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2023-12-15
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2022-11-30
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2022-04-01
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2022-03-31
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THOMSON, Andrew Francis resigned
director
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2019-03-05
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DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
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EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2018-04-16
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BAILEY, Stewart Andrew resigned
director
2018-01-10
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THOMSON, John Sidney resigned
director
2017-12-22
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DURCHFORT, Ronald resigned
director
2016-11-01
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HALL, Alan Richard Finden resigned
director
2015-04-02
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2015-04-02
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BAILEY, Stewart Andrew appointed
director
2015-04-02
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DURCHFORT, Ronald appointed
director
2011-01-13
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
director
2011-01-13
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BAILEY, Stewart Andrew resigned
director
2011-01-13
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HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
director
2011-01-13
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THOMSON, Andrew Francis appointed
director
2010-06-17
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TAYLOR, Paul appointed
director
2010-06-17
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TAYLOR, Paul appointed
director
2010-06-17
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2010-04-23
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DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2010-04-23
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-04-23
➕
BAILEY, Stewart Andrew appointed
director
2010-04-23
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DALY, Robert Paul appointed
director
2010-04-09
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Company incorporated
As D.C. THOMSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
2010-04-09
➕
THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-04-09
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THOMSON, John Sidney appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EVANS, Susannah resigned 2026-03-31; DALY, Robert Paul resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

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

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Meadowside Leasing Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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D.C. THOMSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED

This company · SC376510

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Meadowside Leasing Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Incorporated2010-04-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

Courier Buildings

2 Albert Square

Dundee

Tayside

DD1 9QJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-05

Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

MCCALL, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2026-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-01-13

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Active

THOMSON, David Howard Eric→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-02

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Active

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2019-03-05

Resigned

EVANS, Susannah→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

THORNTONS LAW LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2010-04-23

Resigned

BAILEY, Stewart Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2018-04-16

Resigned

BAILEY, Stewart Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2011-01-13

Resigned

DALY, Robert Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

DURCHFORT, Ronald→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2017-12-22

Resigned

HALL, Alan Richard Finden→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2016-11-01

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2021-03-31

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2010-06-17

Resigned

THOMSON, Andrew Francis→

director · ~84y · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2022-03-31

Resigned

THOMSON, John Sidney→

director · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2018-01-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2026-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-18

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other · GUARANTEE2

2025-10-20

legacy

other · AGREEMENT2

2025-10-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

legacy

accounts · PARENT_ACC

2024-12-31

legacy

other · GUARANTEE2

2024-11-04

legacy

other · AGREEMENT2

2024-11-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary

accounts · AA

2024-01-11

legacy

accounts · PARENT_ACC

2024-01-11