D ALLAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC244241 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-20

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	100	100

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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-19
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2023-11-10
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2022-11-08
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2021-11-12
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2020-11-13
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2019-11-27
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accounts · AA
2017-10-30
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accounts · AA
2016-11-29
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accounts · AA
2015-12-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-28
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accounts · AA
2014-11-27
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2014-10-23
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2014-01-31
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2013-03-01
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DOYLE, Alastair Matthew appointed
director
2013-03-01
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DOYLE, Alastair Matthew resigned
secretary
2013-03-01
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NEALON, Catherine Mary resigned
director
2003-02-20
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Company incorporated
As D ALLAN LIMITED
2003-02-20
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DOYLE, Alastair Matthew appointed
secretary
2003-02-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-20
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DOYLE, Alastair Matthew appointed
director
2003-02-20
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DOYLE, Alastair Matthew resigned
director
2003-02-20
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NEALON, Catherine Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alastair Mathew Doyle Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67	—	—	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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

56 Main Street

Coaltown Of Balgonie

KY7 6HX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-10

Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DOYLE, Alastair Matthew→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-01

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Active

DOYLE, Alastair Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2013-03-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-20

Resigned

DOYLE, Alastair Matthew→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-20

Resigned

NEALON, Catherine Mary→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2013-03-01

Resigned

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