DM DESIGN UK LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC837954 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-17
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DM DESIGN UK LIMITED
  2. 2025-02-17
    MCDOWALL, Ryan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-02-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Hagan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/02/2025
Mr Ryan Mcdowall
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

16 Shiel Drive
Larkhall
ML9 2TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-02OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCDOWALL, Ryan
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-17
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-17