D & A JOINERY AND BUILDING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC603707 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£9.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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
22 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,377
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,441 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£18.2k£20.8k
Current assets£23.1k£27.1k
Net assets£9.4k£20.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-11-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-11-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As D & A JOINERY AND BUILDING LTD
  16. 2018-07-26
    ➕
    FORREST, Alastair appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-26
    ➕
    WAUGH, Dean appointed
    director
  18. 2018-07-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +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 signal

Limited 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

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 Dean Waugh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/07/2018
Mr Alastair Forrest
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

52 Bruce Street
Dunfermline
KY12 7AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORREST, Alastair→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-26
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Active
WAUGH, Dean→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-07-26
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-11-14