DIATECH HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC654901 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-18
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£283k£567k£850k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£25.4k
Cash£1.42M
Net assets£25.4k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-05-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-05-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-05-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2024-05-15
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    capital · SH10
  10. 2024-05-15
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  11. 2024-05-15
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  12. 2024-05-15
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    capital · SH08
  13. 2024-05-14
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-05-14
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2024-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-05-14
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  21. 2024-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2024-05-03
    SOULSBY, Alfred appointed
    director
  23. 2024-05-03
    SOULSBY, Edwin appointed
    director
  24. 2024-05-03
    BURGESS, Alex resigned
    director
  25. 2024-05-03
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2024-05-03
    BURGESS, Maria resigned
    director
  27. 2024-05-03
    BURGESS, Stephanie resigned
    director
  28. 2024-04-30
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  29. 2024-04-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  30. 2020-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIATECH HOLDINGS LTD
  31. 2020-02-18
    BURGESS, Alex appointed
    director
  32. 2020-02-18
    BURGESS, Jeremy Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2020-02-18
    BURGESS, Maria appointed
    director
  34. 2020-02-18
    BURGESS, Stephanie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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.)

Group structure

Cid Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cid Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DIATECH HOLDINGS LTD
This company · SC654901

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cid Trading Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jeremy Charles Burgessceased 03/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Stephanie Burgessceased 03/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alex Burgessceased 03/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mrs Maria Burgessceased 03/05/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Apex House Ruthvenfield Road
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3EE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SOULSBY, Alfred
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOULSBY, Edwin
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Alex
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Jeremy Charles
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Maria
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephanie
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14