FRASER DUNN CREATIVE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC767730 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,209
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,806 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.2k | £38.0k |
| Current assets | £12.5k | £37.9k |
| Net assets | £1.2k | £38.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs FRASER DUNN CREATIVE LIMITED
- 2023-04-28➕DUNN, Alyssa Danielle appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28➕DUNN, Fraser Laini appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fraser Laini Dunn Individual · New Zealander · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/04/2023 |
Miss Alyssa Danielle Dunn Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DUNN, Alyssa Danielle→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-28
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DUNN, Fraser Laini→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-28
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-28