DUNDEE SATELLITE STATION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC636956 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£336.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £336,679
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£516k
Net Worth
£337k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£626k
↑ 116% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £353.5k | £230.8k |
| Current assets | £626.5k | £289.5k |
| Cash | £516.4k | — |
| Debtors | £110.0k | — |
| Net assets | £336.7k | £212.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-16📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNDEE SATELLITE STATION LTD
- 2019-07-24➕CRAWFORD, Paul Stuart, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24➕LONIE, Neil Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24📄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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Thomas Lonie Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/07/2019 |
Dr Paul Stuart Crawford Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities
Registered office
51 Wallace Place
Longforgan
Dundee
DD2 5EE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRAWFORD, Paul Stuart, Dr→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONIE, Neil Thomas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-07-24
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-16