DUNFERMLINE REPAIR CENTRE LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC169402 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-29
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£18.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,298
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£18k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.6k | £28.0k |
| Current assets | £70.5k | £68.9k |
| Net assets | £18.3k | £11.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-29➖MATSON, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2000-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1996-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNFERMLINE REPAIR CENTRE LTD.
- 1996-10-29➕MATSON, Alan Rhodes appointeddirector
- 1996-10-29➕MATSON, Helen appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-29➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-10-29➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Rhodes Matson Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESIRED CLOTHING UK LTD→ SC821717 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DIABETES AIDE MONTROSE LTD→ SC536583 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DIVINE LIFE GROUP LTD→ SC878268 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DROPZONE105 LIMITED→ SC840400 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DUNFERMLINE EVENTS CIC→ SC840284 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EDENPAK LTD→ SC535554 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ERIRI LIMITED→ SC868661 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIALS EDGE LTD→ SC868910 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EWENIQUE SPECIALIST PRODUCTS LIMITED→ SC863939 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EXPERT STORES LTD→ SC862191 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F.A.M. TRADING (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC546721 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| FAIRPRICE MOBILITY LTD→ SC425612 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Registered office
119 High Street
Cowdenbeath
Fife
KY4 9QA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MATSON, Alan Rhodes→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATSON, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 2019-10-29
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 1996-10-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/12/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27