DUNDEE COSMETIC LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-206.1k |
| Current assets | — | £22.4k |
| Cash | — | £21.0k |
| Debtors | — | £1.5k |
| Net assets | — | £-206.1k |
| Average employees | 6 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-11-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-11-11📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-11-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-17➕WILSON, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNDEE COSMETIC LTD
- 2022-05-04➕SKIMMING, Mark John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Jlmmcg Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jlmmcg Trading Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Pain Free Dentistry Limitedceased 04/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Dr Mark John Skimmingceased 31/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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