DUNDAS DECORATING LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC810404 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-14
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNDAS DECORATING LTD
- 2024-05-14➕FERGUSON, Scott Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2024-05-14➕KEEPER, Gillian Pearson appointeddirector
- 2024-05-14📄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.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Scott Kenneth Ferguson Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2024 |
Ms Gillian Pearson Keeper Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
26 St. Marys Road
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3HS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FERGUSON, Scott Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-14
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KEEPER, Gillian Pearson→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-14
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Recent filings (6 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-14