DRAGONHEART LASER & PIERCING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC379726 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-04
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,801

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£2.8k£1.5k
Current assets£5.9k£4.5k
Net assets£2.8k£1.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    CRAIG, Russell resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-16
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-06-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    CRAIG, Jan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-05-17
    ➖
    CARMICHAEL, Robert George resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    CRAIG, Jan appointed
    director
  20. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Robert George appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    CRAIG, Russell appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRAGONHEART LASER & PIERCING LTD
  23. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  27. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jan Craig
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2017
Mr Russell Craig
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2017

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
Incorporated2010-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

260 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 2AT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CRAIG, Jan→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Jan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-22
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Active
CARMICHAEL, Robert George→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-22 · resigned 2013-05-17
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned
CRAIG, Russell→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-06-22 · resigned 2025-12-11
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-18