DUNOON (NOMINEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC024572 · ltd · incorporated 1946-09-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    MACDONALD, Oonagh Kathleen appointed
    director
  3. 2024-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2001-12-04
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    MACPHERSON, Robert Norman resigned
    director
  19. 1996-10-31
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Sheila Ann Boyd resigned
    director
  20. 1996-10-30
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Ailsa Helen resigned
    director
  21. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    STEWART & BENNETT SOLICITORS, Messrs appointed
    secretary
  22. 1995-10-31
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, Ewen Campbell resigned
    secretary
  23. 1995-10-31
    ➖
    MCDIARMID, Audrey Mary Mcintosh resigned
    director
  24. 1995-10-31
    ➖
    MCDIARMID, Donald resigned
    director
  25. 1991-01-10
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Euan Joseph appointed
    director
  26. 1991-01-10
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ailsa Helen appointed
    director
  27. 1946-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNOON (NOMINEES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACDONALD, Oonagh Kathleen (same surname) appointed 2024-10-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Euan Joseph Macdonald
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated1946-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

82 Argyll Street
Dunoon
PA23 7NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

STEWART & BENNETT SOLICITORS, Messrs→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-31
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Active
MACDONALD, Euan Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-01-10
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Active
MACDONALD, Oonagh Kathleen→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIVINGSTONE, Ewen Campbell→
secretary · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ailsa Helen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-01-10 · resigned 1996-10-30
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Robert Norman→
director · ~89y · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Sheila Ann Boyd→
director · ~86y · resigned 1996-10-31
Resigned
MCDIARMID, Audrey Mary Mcintosh→
director · ~97y · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned
MCDIARMID, Donald→
director · ~93y · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-01