DARREN WATSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC466491 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-30
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£453
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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 £453

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£453
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£453£310
Current assets£22.4k£22.2k
Cash—£7.6k
Debtors—£14.6k
Net assets£453£310

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-28
    ➕
    GRIEVE-WATSON, Jenna-Lee appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-07-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2022-07-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As DARREN WATSON LIMITED
  20. 2013-12-30
    ➕
    WATSON, Darren Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 "WATSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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 Darren Alan Watson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jenna Lee Grieve Watson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

33 Garvock Terrace
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7UP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRIEVE-WATSON, Jenna-Lee→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-11-28
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Active
WATSON, Darren Alan→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-12-30
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31