DALRYMPLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC415581 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£79.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £79,858
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,535 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£80k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£321k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£64k£128k£193k£257k£321kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£237.6k£308.2k
Current assets£321.1k£290.3k
Net assets£79.9k£127.4k

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.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-01-05
    ➕
    GILSON, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    PALMAR, Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    COONEY, Paul Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    PALMAR, Alistair David Jeffrey appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    KELLY, Andrew John Rutherford appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    ALMOND, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    HBJG LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2012-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As DALRYMPLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  26. 2012-01-27
    ➕
    HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2012-01-27
    ➕
    ALMOND, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2012-01-27
    ➕
    HBJG LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Cooney
Individual · Australian · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest18/10/2024
Andrew John Rutherford Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cambridge Petroleum Royalties Limitedceased 18/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Building 1 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

COONEY, Paul Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILSON, Alison Mary→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Andrew John Rutherford→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMAR, Alistair David Jeffrey→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMAR, Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-27 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
ALMOND, Deborah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-01-27 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
HBJG LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-01-27 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28