DUMFRIES DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC593531 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-05
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
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,420
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,762 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 116% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.4k | £30.1k |
| Current assets | £31.8k | £63.6k |
| Cash | £23.2k | £57.8k |
| Debtors | £8.5k | £5.8k |
| Net assets | £-4.4k | £28.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30➕SCOTT, Martin John appointeddirector
- 2019-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DUMFRIES DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED
- 2018-04-05➕SCOTT, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Scott Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2020 |
Mr Ian Scott Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/04/2018 |
Mr Matthew James Scott Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/04/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Linda Scottceased 08/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500
Registered office
Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT, Martin John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23