D & D DAIRIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC573243 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
52 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2017-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs D & D DAIRIES LIMITED
- 2017-08-09➕FARRELL, Jacqueline Alison appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-09➕FARRELL, Jacqueline Alison appointeddirector
- 2017-08-09➕GRAHAM, Robert Bishop appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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D & D DAIRIES LIMITED
This company · SC573243
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMAR LIMITED→ SC119586 · est 1989 | — | — | — | 8700 | 36y | 83 | 60y |
| GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY (PROCESSING) LIMITED→ SC311872 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 82 | 86y |
| GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY LIMITED→ SC312966 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 82 | 86y |
| HARVIESTOUN BREWERY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC334493 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 2 | 18y | 82 | 87y |
| DEVON ALES LIMITED→ SC162887 · est 1996 | — | — | — | 0 | 30y | 81 | 80y |
| ARGO FOODS LIMITED→ SC245558 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 13 | 23y | 80 | 62y |
| ASHERS ICE CREAM LIMITED→ SC351857 · est 2008 | — | — | £755.7k | — | 17y | 80 | 61y |
| D CAMPBELL & SON LTD→ SC376494 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 6 | 16y | 80 | 74y |
| GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY (MILK PRODUCTS) LIMITED→ SC520864 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | 80 | 86y |
| HARVIESTOUN BREWERY LIMITED→ SC084914 · est 1983 | — | — | — | 20 | 42y | 80 | 87y |
| INTOXICATING BRANDS LIMITED→ SC276644 · est 2004 | — | — | £4.5k | — | 21y | 80 | 68y |
| GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY GROUP LIMITED→ SC317473 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 79 | 86y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Airthrey Kerse Farm Henderson Street
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4RW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FARRELL, Jacqueline Alison→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-08-09
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FARRELL, Jacqueline Alison→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-09
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GRAHAM, Robert Bishop→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-12-13