DUMFRIES SKIN CLINIC LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC773574 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-23
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUMFRIES SKIN CLINIC LTD
  5. 2023-06-23
    CARRUTHERS, Jennifer appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-23
    CARRUTHERS, Michael appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Carruthers
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/06/2023
Mr Michael Carruthers
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

32-34 High Street
Sanquhar
DG4 6BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, Jennifer
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-06-23
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Active
CARRUTHERS, Michael
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-23
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-23