DAWNTECH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC131352 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-18
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
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: low (53/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1991-05-20
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    SCOTT, Sheila Innes appointed
    secretary
  17. 1991-05-20
    ➕
    SCOTT, Fraser Robertson appointed
    director
  18. 1991-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DAWNTECH LIMITED
  19. 1991-04-18
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  20. 1991-04-18
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1991-04-18
    ➕
    WAUGH, Joanne appointed
    nominee-director
  22. 1991-04-18
    ➖
    WAUGH, Joanne resigned
    nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 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 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fraser Robertson Scott
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

382 Great Western Road
Aberdeen
AB10 6PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SCOTT, Sheila Innes→
secretary · appointed 1991-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Fraser Robertson→
director · ~66y · appointed 1991-05-20
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1991-04-18
Resigned
WAUGH, Joanne→
nominee-director · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1991-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29