DAWN DONALDSON LTD

💤Zombieactive

04750531 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£-12.2k
Current assets	—	£22.7k
Net assets	—	£-12.2k
Average employees	100	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2020-02-17
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2016-01-10
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capital · SH01
2016-01-10
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capital · SH01
2016-01-10
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officers · TM02
2015-04-30
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SUTTON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
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2007-05-08
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ACCOUNTANCY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2007-05-08
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SUTTON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-01
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DONALDSON, Dawn appointed
director
2004-11-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini resigned
secretary
2004-11-01
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ACCOUNTANCY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Maniccavasagan resigned
director
2004-11-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini resigned
director
2004-05-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini appointed
secretary
2004-05-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Maniccavasagan appointed
director
2004-05-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini appointed
director
2003-12-09
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini resigned
secretary
2003-12-09
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini resigned
director
2003-12-09
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THIRUVASAGAM, Maniccauasagan resigned
director
2003-05-02
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-05-02
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-05-01
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Company incorporated
As DAWN DONALDSON LTD
2003-05-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini appointed
secretary
2003-05-01
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2003-05-01
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THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini appointed
director
2003-05-01
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THIRUVASAGAM, Maniccauasagan appointed
director
2003-05-01
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DONALDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Dawn Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2016

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

Incorporated2003-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

10 Newlyn Close

Orpington

Kent

BR6 9XN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

DONALDSON, Dawn→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini→

secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2004-11-01

Resigned

THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-12-09

Resigned

ACCOUNTANCY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2007-05-08

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-02

Resigned

SUTTON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-08 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

THIRU VASAGAM, Maniccavasagan→

director · ~72y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2004-11-01

Resigned

THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2004-11-01

Resigned

THIRU VASAGAM, Niranjini→

director · ~73y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-12-09

Resigned

THIRUVASAGAM, Maniccauasagan→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-12-09

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-02

Resigned

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