DYNAMUS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC183558 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-04
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2025-01-15
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  3. 2024-12-05
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  4. 2023-12-20
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  5. 2022-12-22
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  6. 2021-12-15
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  7. 2021-03-24
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  8. 2019-11-04
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  9. 2018-11-28
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  10. 2018-11-12
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  11. 2017-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-30
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  13. 2016-03-11
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  14. 2016-01-06
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  15. 2015-03-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-14
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    ENTWISTLE, Liam Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-03
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    HENDERSON, Lisa Katriona appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-03
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Ashleigh Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-07
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    SMITH, Thomas Roger resigned
    director
  20. 2006-03-06
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    GIBSON, John Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 1999-02-05
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    JACKSON, David resigned
    director
  22. 1998-12-22
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    GIBSON, John Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 1998-12-08
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    SMITH, Thomas Roger appointed
    director
  24. 1998-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As DYNAMUS GROUP LIMITED
  25. 1998-03-04
    ➕
    CARNEGIE, Kate appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-03-04
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    CARNEGIE, Kate appointed
    director
  27. 1998-03-04
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-03-04
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-03-04
    ➕
    JACKSON, David appointed
    director
  30. 1998-03-04
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-03-04
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1998-03-04
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-03-04
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Maritime Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Maritime Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DYNAMUS GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC183558

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Catherine Carnegie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Liam Anthony Entwistle
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Maritime Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Earlsgate House
35 St. Ninians Road
Stirling
FK8 2HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

CARNEGIE, Kate→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARNEGIE, Kate→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-03-04
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Active
ENTWISTLE, Liam Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-14
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Active
HENDERSON, Lisa Katriona→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-03
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Active
MCALLISTER, Ashleigh Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned
GIBSON, John Thomas→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2006-03-06
Resigned
JACKSON, David→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
SMITH, Thomas Roger→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-12-08 · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-11-04