DUNROBIN GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC599940 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £31,843
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£31.8k£23.2k
Cash£54.6k£41.1k
Net assets£31.8k£23.2k

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.

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-11-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-01
    DOUGAN, Mary-Anne resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-18
    DOUGAN, Mary-Anne appointed
    director
  14. 2018-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNROBIN GROUP LTD
  16. 2018-06-14
    DOUGAN, Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Thomas Dougan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest11/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Thomas Douganceased 11/05/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Mary-Anne Douganceased 01/12/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2018-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Cottage Sunnylaw
Pendreich Road
Bridge Of Allan
Stirlingshire
FK9 4LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOUGAN, Thomas
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-06-14
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Active
DOUGAN, Mary-Anne
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2022-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02