DUNSELMA COUNTRY ESTATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC346744 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-07

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-24	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-03-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2008-08-07
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Company incorporated
As DUNSELMA COUNTRY ESTATE LIMITED
2008-08-07
➕
DALRYMPLE, Niel Scott appointed
secretary
2008-08-07
➕
KENNEDY, Melina Suzanne appointed
director
2008-08-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-08-07
➖
BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-08-07
➕
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-08-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 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

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Niel Scott Dalrymple Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/08/2016
Ms Melina Suzanne Kennedy Individual · American · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/08/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Niel Scott Dalrympleceased 26/03/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2008-08-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Dunselma Castle

Strone

Dunoon

Argyll

PA23 8RU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DALRYMPLE, Niel Scott→

secretary · appointed 2008-08-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KENNEDY, Melina Suzanne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-07

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-07 · resigned 2008-08-07

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-07 · resigned 2008-08-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-23

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-01-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-06-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-03-26