DUNNET HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166807 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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 (58/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
77 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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  3. 2023-11-17
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  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-12-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-12-12
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    DUNNET, Alistair James Matthew appointed
    director
  8. 2021-12-12
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    DUNNET, Colin Rutherford appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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  12. 2018-12-04
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  13. 2017-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-03-09
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    BROADFOOT, Scott Cameron appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-03-09
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    SMITH, Iain Jackson resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-03-09
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    officers · AP03
  20. 2007-06-14
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    DUNNET, Francis resigned
    director
  21. 1997-01-24
    ➖
    MURPHY, Stephen Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-01-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Iain Jackson appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNNET HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 1996-07-03
    ➕
    DUNNET, Alan Leslie appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-03
    ➕
    MURPHY, Stephen Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-07-03
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-07-03
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-07-03
    ➕
    DUNNET, Francis appointed
    director
  29. 1996-07-03
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1996-07-03
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNNET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNNET, Alistair James Matthew (same surname) appointed 2021-12-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Group structure

Holland House Electrical Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Holland House Electrical Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DUNNET HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC166807

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Holland House Electrical Co. Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

120 Scotland Street
Glasgow
G5 8NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BROADFOOT, Scott Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNET, Alan Leslie→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNET, Alistair James Matthew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNET, Colin Rutherford→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Stephen Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-03 · resigned 1997-01-24
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-03 · resigned 1996-07-03
Resigned
SMITH, Iain Jackson→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 2015-03-09
Resigned
DUNNET, Francis→
director · ~112y · appointed 1996-07-03 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-07-03 · resigned 1996-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27