DUNDEE HAIR ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC361431 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£23.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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: high (80/100)

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

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

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £23,206

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£23k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£25k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£23.2k	£29.0k
Current assets	£25.4k	£31.6k
Net assets	£23.2k	£19.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-06-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-03-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-03-27
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officers · AP01
2017-03-27
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accounts · AA01
2017-03-27
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officers · TM01
2017-03-27
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address · AD01
2017-03-25
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MISKELL-REID, Irving Fullerton King appointed
director
2017-03-24
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PAUL, Roderick Fraser resigned
director
2009-06-19
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Company incorporated
As DUNDEE HAIR ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2009-06-19
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PAUL, Roderick Fraser appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Irving Miskell-Reid Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2017

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

Incorporated2009-06-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Dock Street Dock Street

Dundee

DD1 3DP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MISKELL-REID, Irving Fullerton King→

director · ~73y · appointed 2017-03-25

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Active

PAUL, Roderick Fraser→

director · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2017-03-24

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-07-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2019-12-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-06-19