DALGOLLY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC432311 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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year to Sept 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-02-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-01-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-07-11
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Dona Morag appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-11
    ➕
    GIRVAN, James Davidson appointed
    director
  13. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DALGOLLY LTD
  20. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Thomas Davidson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GIRVAN, James Davidson (same surname) appointed 2022-07-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Davidson Girvan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting11/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Davidson Girvanceased 11/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2012-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Riverside House
Ladhope Vale
Galashiels
TD1 1BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GIRVAN, Dona Morag→
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-07-11
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Active
GIRVAN, James Davidson→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-07-11
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Active
GIRVAN, Thomas Davidson→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-01