DOUGALL METALS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC866617 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-16
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DOUGALL METALS LTD
- 2025-10-16➕DOUGALL, Steven appointeddirector
- 2025-10-16➕DOUGALL, Stewart Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2025-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOUGALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stewart Malcolm Dougall Individual · British · DOB 02/2002 · age 24 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/10/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770
Registered office
10 Castle Drive
Bankside Industrial Estate
Falkirk
FK2 7XQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOUGALL, Steven→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-10-16
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DOUGALL, Stewart Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-10-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (4 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-16