DALTON METAL RECYCLING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC404147 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-30➖DALTON, Stephen Gilbert resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-30➖DALTON, Stephen Gilbert resigneddirector
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-11-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-06-21➕DALTON, Stephen Gilbert appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-21➖WALTERS, Donna resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-21➖WALTERS, Donna resigneddirector
- 2011-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DALTON METAL RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2011-07-26➕DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2011-07-26➕WALTERS, Donna appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-26➕DALTON, Stephen Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2011-07-26➕WALTERS, Donna appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton Jnr Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Gilbert Daltonceased 30/04/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TUITEAM COMPANY LIMITED→ SC189123 · est 1998 | £1.27M £1.08M–£1.46M | — | £1.27M | — | 27y | 83 | 85y |
| CP WAREHOUSING LIMITED→ SC247121 · est 2003 | £2.4k £2.0k–£2.7k | — | £2.4k | — | 23y | 83 | 79y |
| BALFOUR & MANSON PROPERTY LTD.→ SC041493 · est 1964 | £401 £341–£461 | — | £401 | — | 61y | 82 | 66y |
| BLACKCRAIG WINDFARM HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC502633 · est 2015 | — | — | — | 0 | 11y | 89 | 44y |
| ANDERSON STRATHERN TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC074397 · est 1981 | — | — | — | — | 45y | 83 | 66y |
| CRUDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC339123 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 59y |
| DEFENSOR TRUSTEES (2001) LIMITED→ SC083874 · est 1983 | — | — | — | — | 42y | 83 | 64y |
| LAKESTREAM LIMITED→ SC183164 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 83 | 72y |
| MBM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC257813 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 59y |
| AD HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC336916 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 82 | 62y |
| APPINDALE LIMITED→ SC183542 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 82 | 84y |
| BEN LINE AGENCIES LIMITED→ SC100101 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | 82 | 73y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
15 Youngs Road
East Mains Industrial Estate
Broxburn
Nr Edinburgh
EH52 5LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2011-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALTON, Stephen Gilbert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-21 · resigned 2020-04-30
WALTERS, Donna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-26 · resigned 2012-06-21
DALTON, Stephen Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-07-26 · resigned 2020-04-30
WALTERS, Donna→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-26 · resigned 2012-06-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 08/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/03/2019 | 03/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/11/2018 | 03/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-11-30