USA NAILS DUMBARTON LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.9k |
| Current assets | £2.1k |
| Cash | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £5.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15➕SUMBLE, Sanish appointeddirector
- 2026-04-15➖ILYAS, Tahir resigneddirector
- 2025-10-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs USA NAILS DUMBARTON LTD
- 2024-07-23➕ILYAS, Tahir appointeddirector
- 2024-07-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sanish Sumble Individual · Pakistani · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Tahir Ilyasceased 15/04/2026· 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 (1 active · 1 resigned)
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