RURALDIMENSIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC378517 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-02-05
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  3. 2024-02-26
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-24
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  6. 2021-04-13
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  7. 2021-03-18
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  8. 2021-03-18
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  9. 2021-03-05
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    TOBIN, Jack resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-28
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  12. 2019-02-28
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  13. 2018-05-18
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  14. 2018-02-27
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  15. 2017-02-28
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  16. 2016-06-03
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  17. 2016-06-02
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  18. 2010-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As RURALDIMENSIONS LTD
  19. 2010-05-13
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    TOBIN, Mary Carron appointed
    director
  20. 2010-05-13
    ➕
    TOBIN, Jack appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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 63. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Ms Mary Carron Tobin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jack Tobinceased 05/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Waterside House
South Church Street
Callander
Perthshire
FK17 8BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TOBIN, Mary Carron→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-05-13
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TOBIN, Jack→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-05-13 · resigned 2021-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2026-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19