THE BUNKER GROUP LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC667563 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-15

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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WALKER, James William resigned
director
2026-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-30
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WALKER, James William appointed
director
2023-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-07-15
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Company incorporated
As THE BUNKER GROUP LTD.
2020-07-15
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MCDERMOTT, Darren George appointed
director
2020-07-15
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Darren George Mcdermott Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/07/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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CHARLES CONNELL & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC028024 · est 1950	£25.00M £18.75M–£31.26M	—	—	200	75y	84	64y
CABERFEIDH HORIZONS→ SC274347 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	83	79y
EPSCO LIMITED→ SC140759 · est 1992	—	—	—	2100	33y	83	74y
KISHORN PORT LIMITED→ SC350620 · est 2008	—	—	£2.54M	—	17y	83	78y
LOCHABER HOUSING ASSOCIATION PROPERTY SERVICES C.I.C.→ SC365453 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	84y
PRIORITY MANAGEMENT (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC173423 · est 1997	—	—	£853.4k	—	29y	83	60y
THE BATHROOM COMPANY (PERTH) LIMITED→ SC256721 · est 2003	—	—	—	3000	22y	83	67y
ALLAN INGRAM INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES LTD.→ SC276324 · est 2004	—	—	£886.3k	—	21y	82	77y
CHISHOLM'S RECOVERY SPECIALISTS LIMITED→ SC251410 · est 2003	—	—	—	500	22y	82	62y
THE HONEYPOT CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC197818 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
THE SECRET SALON LIMITED→ SC824777 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
TRAYNDALE GARDEN SERVICES LTD→ SC500422 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-07-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mcdermott House

Tweed Place

Perth

PH1 1TJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Darren George→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WALKER, James William→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-01-30 · resigned 2026-02-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-11-29

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-11-18