ANNIE DUNCAN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC289895 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£524
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £524
Cash YoY
+648%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 648% YoY
Net Worth
£524
↑ 110% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£2k£1k£4k£8k£11kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£524£-5.1k
Cash£10.8k£1.4k
Net assets£524£-5.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    FAIRLIE, Margaret Elaine resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-11
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  8. 2021-03-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-29
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  15. 2015-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-03
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  17. 2005-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNIE DUNCAN LTD.
  18. 2005-09-05
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Anne Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2005-09-05
    ➕
    FAIRLIE, Margaret Elaine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-05
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-09-05
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-09-05
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2005-09-05
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNCAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anne Marie Duncan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

8 Douglas Street
Hamilton
ML3 0BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DUNCAN, Anne Marie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRLIE, Margaret Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06