DUNCRAIG LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC341118 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-10
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNCRAIG LIMITED
- 2008-04-10➕LEMAY, Kenneth George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 18 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth George Lemay Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGGY CHILLIN CIC→ SC545654 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DOLLHOUSE NAILS LTD→ SC777466 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DOMESTIC DIAMOND GROUP LTD→ SC758384 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DUNCAN MCGARRY FAMILY LIAISON TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC464561 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| DVI FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC736353 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ECLIPSE HAIR & BEAUTY (JOHNSTONE) LIMITED→ SC360609 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH WHISKY BROKERS LTD→ SC600131 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EFFECTIVE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC533596 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ELB CARE LTD→ SC580258 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ELDERSLIE PROPERTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ SC222682 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ELITE LANDSCAPING & DECKING (SCOT) LTD→ SC857835 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
North Cottage
Castle Road
Wemyss Bay
PA18 6AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
LEMAY, Kenneth George→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-04-10
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23