DAMARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC209991 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-14

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

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

£1.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-10-24	2024-10-24
Total assets	£1.0k	£1.0k
Net assets	£1.0k	£1.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 3 address
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
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WALKER, Fiona Anne resigned
director
2025-11-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-16
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-11-17
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BROWNLIE, William resigned
secretary
2008-11-17
➖
BROWNLIE, Susan Mcleod resigned
director
2008-11-17
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BROWNLIE, William resigned
director
2008-08-12
➕
WALKER, Scott Alexander appointed
secretary
2008-08-12
➕
WALKER, Scott Alexander appointed
director
2008-08-12
➕
WALKER, Fiona Anne appointed
director
2008-04-07
➕
BROWNLIE, Susan Mcleod appointed
director
2008-04-07
➖
GRAY, Douglas Stewart resigned
director
2003-07-28
➖
REID, David resigned
director
2003-07-01
➕
BROWNLIE, William appointed
secretary
2003-06-18
➖
REID, May Grant resigned
secretary
2003-06-18
➕
BROWNLIE, William appointed
director
2003-06-18
➕
GRAY, Douglas Stewart appointed
director
2003-06-18
➖
REID, May Grant resigned
director
2000-08-14
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Company incorporated
As DAMARE LIMITED
2000-08-14
➕
REID, May Grant appointed
secretary
2000-08-14
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-14
➕
REID, David appointed
director
2000-08-14
➕
REID, May Grant appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott Alexander Walker Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	14/08/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Fiona Anne Walkerceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-08-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

4 Stoneyhill Road

Musselburgh

EH21 6TH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-23

Last made up to: 2025-10-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

WALKER, Scott Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2008-08-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WALKER, Scott Alexander→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWNLIE, William→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2008-11-17

Resigned

REID, May Grant→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2003-06-18

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2000-08-14

Resigned

BROWNLIE, Susan Mcleod→

director · ~74y · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2008-11-17

Resigned

BROWNLIE, William→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2008-11-17

Resigned

GRAY, Douglas Stewart→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2008-04-07

Resigned

REID, David→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2003-07-28

Resigned

REID, May Grant→

director · ~86y · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2003-06-18

Resigned

WALKER, Fiona Anne→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2025-12-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-31

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-03-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-11-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-17

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-20