DUNCAIRN BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-01-18➕GRAHAM, Donna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNCAIRN BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- 2017-04-28➕GRAHAM, George appointeddirector
- 2017-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Graham Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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