DOPPELGANGER 33 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC357734 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-03
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2020-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-01
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2017-09-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-09-01
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2017-08-02
    COUTTS, Euan John George resigned
    director
  17. 2017-08-02
    GRAY, Steven resigned
    director
  18. 2013-03-22
    GRAY, Steven appointed
    director
  19. 2009-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DOPPELGANGER 33 LIMITED
  20. 2009-04-03
    KIRKPATRICK, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-03
    COUTTS, Euan John George 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 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 17 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.)

Group structure

Wee Blue Coo Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Wee Blue Coo Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
DOPPELGANGER 33 LIMITED
This company · SC357734

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wee Blue Coo Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares11/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Kirkpatrickceased 11/12/2019· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2009-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

17-21 Assembly Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KIRKPATRICK, Robert
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-03
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Active
COUTTS, Euan John George
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-04-03 · resigned 2017-08-02
Resigned
GRAY, Steven
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-22 · resigned 2017-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05