DUMFRIES TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC416922 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-13.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,701
Cash YoY
+2852%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 2852% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 1762% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£25k-£19k-£13k-£6k-£295£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-13.7k£-25.1k
Current assets£5.9k£317
Cash£5.9k£200
Debtors—£117
Net assets£-13.7k£-25.1k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2022-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-02-28
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    THOMSON, Victoria Heather resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DUMFRIES TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, James Simons appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, James Simons appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, Victoria Heather appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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
Mr James Simons Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Victoria Heather Thomsonceased 28/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Farries Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, James Simons→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
THOMSON, James Simons→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
THOMSON, Victoria Heather→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-02-13 · resigned 2018-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13