QHS DBFM HOLDCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC581532 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-14

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 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (9 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-06-06
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officers · CH01
2025-06-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-23
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officers · AP01
2024-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
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HANN, Ruth Mairi appointed
director
2024-02-29
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson resigned
director
2023-10-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
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PARK, Richard Mcgregor resigned
director
2023-07-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
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MCGHEE, Steven John appointed
director
2023-07-04
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TEMPLETON, Matthew resigned
director
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-25
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BONE, Andrew Stephen appointed
director
2021-03-21
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MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith resigned
director
2020-04-02
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SHERET, Garry Edward resigned
director
2019-04-26
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2019-04-26
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2018-06-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
2018-06-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Its Successors in Title, Assigns and Transferees
2018-06-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
2018-06-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
2018-04-20
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BRADLEY, Kevin James appointed
director
2018-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Colin Malcolm appointed
director
2018-04-20
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MCVEY, Philip appointed
director
2018-04-20
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SIMMONS, Lee Richard appointed
director
2018-04-20
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2018-04-20
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson appointed
director
2018-04-20
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MCCRORIE, Alexander Monteith appointed
director
2018-04-20
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PARK, Richard Mcgregor appointed
director
2018-04-20
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SHERET, Garry Edward appointed
director
2017-11-14
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Company incorporated
As QHS DBFM HOLDCO LIMITED
2017-11-14
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GALLIFORD TRY SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-11-14
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MCGIRK, Paul James appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Space Scotland Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Space Scotland Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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QHS DBFM HOLDCO LIMITED

This company · SC581532

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Space Scotland Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	14/11/2017

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

Incorporated2017-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

2nd Floor 2 Lochside View

Edinburgh

EH12 9DH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14