DUNELM PARTNERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC607370 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNELM PARTNERS LIMITED
- 2018-09-05➕JOHNSON, James appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05➕SCOTT, Thomas James Buchan appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| AMATI GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED→ SC199908 · est 1999 | £8.90M £6.47M–£11.33M | — | — | 2800 | 26y | 84 | 66y |
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| GBCP VII (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED→ SC253395 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 62y |
| NOBLE GROSSART LIMITED→ SC046265 · est 1969 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 57y | 83 | 72y |
| PAYPLAN (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC400113 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 61y |
| PREMIER COMMERCIAL LIMITED→ SC160330 · est 1995 | — | — | £282.5k | — | 30y | 83 | 61y |
| RIA CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED→ SC226461 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 83 | 58y |
| SCOTIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC267795 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 1300 | 22y | 83 | 58y |
| ALAN STEEL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ SC058014 · est 1975 | — | — | — | 44 | 51y | 82 | 62y |
| ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY→ SC126819 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | 82 | 84y |
| FAMILY & BUSINESS ASSURANCE (SERVICES) LIMITED→ SC347357 · est 2008 | — | — | £50.9k | — | 17y | 82 | 67y |
| HAMILTON DALRYMPLE TRUST COMPANY.→ SC017910 · est 1934 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 92y | 82 | 71y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
38-4 Simpson Loan
Edinburgh
EH3 9GY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSON, James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-05
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SCOTT, Thomas James Buchan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-09-05
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-01-02