DYNA TUNE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC464467 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-25
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
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-29
    FORBES, Alan resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-06-01
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-05-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2023-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-31
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-03-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2022-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-05-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-01
    FORBES, Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2021-04-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-11-08
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2019-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2017-05-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Alan Forbes
  25. 2014-05-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2013-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DYNA TUNE LIMITED
  27. 2013-11-25
    FORBES, Alan 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Forbes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Forbesceased 29/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

85 Carron Place
Kelvin Industrial Estate
East Kilbride
G75 0YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FORBES, Christopher
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
FORBES, Alan
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2023-12-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property25/05/2023
satisfied
Alan Forbes
A registered charge25/05/201731/03/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge15/05/201408/11/2019
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Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28