DAVIDSONS DETAILING LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC868483 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-01
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 5 → 7
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 5 → 7
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-21➕DAVIDSON, George Robert appointeddirector
- 2026-02-09➖DAVIDSON, George Robert resigneddirector
- 2026-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-06➕DAVIDSON, Rachel Ann appointeddirector
- 2026-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVIDSONS DETAILING LTD
- 2025-11-01➕DAVIDSON, Mark Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➕DAVIDSON, George Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachel Ann Davidson Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2026 |
Mr Mark Alexander Davidson Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
50 Speymouth Drive
Mosstodloch
Fochabers
IV32 7AA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-01
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DAVIDSON, George Robert→
Activedirector · ~17y · appointed 2026-04-21
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DAVIDSON, Mark Alexander→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-11-01
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DAVIDSON, Rachel Ann→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2026-02-06
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DAVIDSON, George Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~17y · appointed 2025-11-01 · resigned 2026-02-09
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-01