DREAMWORK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC304857 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (75/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-20
    ➖
    LANDON, Fiona Clare resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2016-07-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2015-09-02
    ➖
    COCHRANE, Eric resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-09-02
    ➕
    LANDON, Fiona Clare appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    COCHRANE, Eric appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-01
    ➖
    WALLACE, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-07-13
    ➕
    WALLACE, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2006-07-13
    ➕
    WALLACE, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-07-13
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-07-13
    ➖
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-07-13
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DREAMWORK LIMITED
  27. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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 20 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 Ian Crichton Mclaren Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

18 Cadham Terrace
Glenrothes
KY7 6PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WALLACE, Ian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCHRANE, Eric→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2015-09-02
Resigned
LANDON, Fiona Clare→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-02 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
WALLACE, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2006-07-13
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2006-07-13
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2006-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03