DUNNYDEER SERVICES LTD

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SC380838 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-22
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
39 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,992
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,780 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£71.5k£108.6k
Current assets£21.5k£67.3k
Net assets£9.0k£14.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-13
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  3. 2024-03-28
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-06-22
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  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-29
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  8. 2020-03-26
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  9. 2019-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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  11. 2018-01-24
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  12. 2018-01-24
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  13. 2017-03-07
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  14. 2016-06-30
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  15. 2016-03-01
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  16. 2015-07-01
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  17. 2013-08-28
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    REID, Gillian Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2013-02-01
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    REID, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNNYDEER SERVICES LTD
  20. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    YOUNG, Ronald James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    YOUNG, Ronald James 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Ms Gillian Anne Reid
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/06/2017
Mr Ronald James Young
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/06/2017

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
Incorporated2010-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Dunndeer Home Farm
South
Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

YOUNG, Ronald James→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-22
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Active
YOUNG, Ronald James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-22
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Active
REID, Gillian Anne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2013-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27