GOLDEN POND DUNDEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC299452 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-03-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-05-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-09-25
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    WONG, Kwok Fung appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-09-25
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    WHITELAW WELLS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-07-01
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    WONG, Kwok Fung appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    WONG, Cheung Woon resigned
    director
  20. 2007-12-18
    ➕
    WONG, Cheung Woon appointed
    director
  21. 2007-12-18
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    WONG, Kwok Tan resigned
    director
  22. 2006-03-28
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    WHITELAW WELLS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-03-28
    ➕
    WONG, Kwok Tan appointed
    director
  24. 2006-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLDEN POND DUNDEE LIMITED
  25. 2006-03-23
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-03-23
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-03-23
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-03-23
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-03-23
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-03-23
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 17 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Kwok Fung Wong
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/03/2017

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
Incorporated2006-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

162 Arbroath Road
Dundee
DD4 7PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WONG, Kwok Fung→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WONG, Kwok Fung→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-23 · resigned 2006-03-23
Resigned
WHITELAW WELLS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2013-09-25
Resigned
WONG, Cheung Woon→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-12-18 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
WONG, Kwok Tan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2007-12-18
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-23 · resigned 2006-03-23
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-23 · resigned 2006-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-02