THE DUNKELD VET LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC726972 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.1y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees300500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-03-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-03-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dsl Business Finance LTD
  7. 2022-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As THE DUNKELD VET LTD
  8. 2022-03-21
    ROBERTSON, David John appointed
    director
  9. 2022-03-21
    ROBERTSON, Nicole Jacqueline, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/03/2022
Dr Nicole Jacqueline Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Unit 6 Cally Industrial Estate
Dunkeld
PH8 0HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, David John
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-03-21
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ROBERTSON, Nicole Jacqueline, Dr
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-03-21
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dsl Business Finance
Dsl Business Finance LTD
A registered charge30/03/2022
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-21