BRUCE RAMSAY (DUNDEE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC205607 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-29

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1500	1700

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-30
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incorporation · MA
2022-11-30
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capital · SH08
2022-11-30
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capital · SH08
2022-11-29
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accounts · AA
2021-11-21
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-09
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officers · AP01
2020-12-09
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officers · AP01
2020-12-08
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accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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RAMSAY, Ben Alexander appointed
director
2020-12-01
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RAMSAY, Kathleen Lesley appointed
director
2019-10-16
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accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts · AA
2008-04-22
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RAMSAY, Isabella Stitt resigned
director
2001-04-01
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RAMSAY, Anna Lisa appointed
director
2000-03-29
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Company incorporated
As BRUCE RAMSAY (DUNDEE) LIMITED
2000-03-29
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RAMSAY, Anna Lisa appointed
secretary
2000-03-29
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RAMSAY, Alexander Bruce appointed
director
2000-03-29
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-03-29
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-03-29
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RAMSAY, Isabella Stitt appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RAMSAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Bruce Ramsay Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	26/05/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Alexander Bruce Ramsayceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2000-03-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

87 Fintry Road

Dundee

Angus

DD4 9JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29