DOWS DELI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC401040 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £21,918
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,909 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£31.2k£31.1k
Current assets£34.6k£30.2k
Net assets£21.9k£28.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-13
    ➕
    DOW, Tracy appointed
    director
  9. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As DOWS DELI LIMITED
  19. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    DOW, Steven Norman appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-06-06
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-06
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Norman Dow
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DOW, Steven Norman→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-06
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Active
DOW, Tracy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-07-13
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-24