DUNDEE CANDLE WORKS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC671886 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNDEE CANDLE WORKS LTD
- 2020-08-24➕DREVER, Lindsay Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24➕WATSON, Katherine Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Lindsay Charles Drever Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/08/2020 |
Dr Katherine Elizabeth Watson Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| C S CYCLES LTD→ SC571525 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH COUTURE & ALTERATIONS LTD→ SC651030 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ELF BAR LTD→ SC862225 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMMA ROY LTD→ SC577397 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EUROASIAN TRADERS LTD→ SC880388 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EWAN MACKENZIE LIMITED→ SC444397 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FAMILY SHOPPER STORES LTD→ SC758589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FUNGARIUM LTD→ SC834445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUNGGUYS LTD→ SC843430 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUTTLE DUNDEE LTD→ SC812095 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUTURE RETAIL DUNDEE LIMITED→ SC624626 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FVDD LTD→ SC434998 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
23 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DREVER, Lindsay Charles→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-08-24
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WATSON, Katherine Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-24
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-24