AY DEE KAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC473411 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➕TYNDALL, Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➕WONG, Audrey appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➖GRANT, Scott Paul Florian resigneddirector
- 2025-07-31➖MCINTYRE, James Hendrie resigneddirector
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22➖SMITH, Stewart Gresty resigneddirector
- 2022-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-08➕GRANT, Scott Paul Florian appointeddirector
- 2021-12-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-20➕MCINTYRE, James Hendrie appointeddirector
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AY DEE KAY LIMITED
- 2014-03-25➕MCCLYMONT, Donald Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2014-03-25➕SMITH, Stewart Gresty appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GRANT, Scott Paul Florian resigned 2025-07-31; MCINTYRE, James Hendrie resigned 2025-07-31
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110
Registered office
Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MCCLYMONT, Donald Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TYNDALL, Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-07-31
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WONG, Audrey→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-07-31
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GRANT, Scott Paul Florian→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2025-07-31
MCINTYRE, James Hendrie→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-20 · resigned 2025-07-31
SMITH, Stewart Gresty→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-03-25 · resigned 2022-07-22
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24