DYNAMIC PROPERTY SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC604797 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-281
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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 (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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £281
Net assets shrinking
Down £333,751 YoY
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£154k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£281
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£685k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£281£137k£274k£411k£548k£685kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£369.9k£546.0k
Current assets£685.1k£668.2k
Cash£154.5k£129.3k
Debtors£421.9k£417.4k
Net assets£-281£333.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-07-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    MCCRUDDEN, Mark resigned
    director
  15. 2018-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DYNAMIC PROPERTY SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD
  16. 2018-08-08
    ➕
    BARR, Ross appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-08
    ➕
    MCCRUDDEN, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Ross Barr
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Mccruddenceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2018-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Unit 4 Dryden Glen Industrial Estate
Loanhead
Midlothian
EH20 9NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARR, Ross→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-08
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Active
MCCRUDDEN, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-08 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07