SCOTSTOWN DYCE LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO305417 · llp · incorporated 2015-07-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£32k£63k£95k£127k£158kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash—£158.4k
Net assets—£0
Average employees16—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-08-20
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  4. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  5. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-01
    ➕
    AL-HASSANI, Sarah, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  9. 2023-10-01
    ➕
    SHAND, Stuart, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  10. 2023-08-30
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  11. 2023-08-04
    ➖
    GUPTA, Rajan, Dr resigned
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2023-07-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2020-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-16
    📄
    second-filing-of-member-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04LLAP01
  21. 2019-08-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-08-09
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  23. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    KILFEATHER, Ruth, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2019-07-26
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  25. 2019-06-30
    ➖
    LAMBERTON, Robert Brown, Dr resigned
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2019-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-07-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  28. 2018-07-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2018-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2017-07-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  31. 2015-08-05
    ➕
    FORBES, Alasdair Anderson, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2015-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTSTOWN DYCE LLP
  33. 2015-07-23
    ➕
    CROCKETT, Ben, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2015-07-23
    ➕
    STEWART, Jillian Ann, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  35. 2015-07-23
    ➕
    GUPTA, Rajan, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  36. 2015-07-23
    ➕
    LAMBERTON, Robert Brown, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Cairnfold Road
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8LD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

AL-HASSANI, Sarah, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~40y · appointed 2023-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROCKETT, Ben, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2015-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Alasdair Anderson, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2015-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILFEATHER, Ruth, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2019-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAND, Stuart, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~35y · appointed 2023-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Jillian Ann, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUPTA, Rajan, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-23 · resigned 2023-08-04
Resigned
LAMBERTON, Robert Brown, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2015-07-23 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-20
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-08-20
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-27