DALRIADA MONUMENTAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC272397 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-24
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£44.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,114

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
Current Assets
£51k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£58.6k
Current assets£50.9k
Net assets£44.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-24
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-08-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-12
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-11-01
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    BLAIR, Thomas Alasdair resigned
    director
  14. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DALRIADA MONUMENTAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
  18. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    BLAIR, Janet appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-24
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    BLAIR, Kenneth Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2004-08-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-08-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-08-24
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    BLAIR, Thomas Alasdair 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Richard Blair
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Alasdair Blairceased 01/11/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2004-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

80 Argyll Street
Dunoon
PA23 7NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BLAIR, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, Kenneth Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned
BLAIR, Thomas Alasdair→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-04