DOOKANDUBH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC322298 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-26
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-10-01
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    REYNOLDS, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-10-01
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    REYNOLDS, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2008-10-01
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    LOW, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-10-01
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    LOW, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2007-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As DOOKANDUBH LIMITED
  21. 2007-04-26
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    REYNOLDS, Mark Dominic appointed
    director
  22. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    LOW, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    LOW, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares27/01/2023
Mr Mark Dominic Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Elizabeth Reynoldsceased 27/01/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2007-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

9 Gordon Place
Alford
Alford
Aberdeenshire
AB33 8DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

REYNOLDS, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-01
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Active
REYNOLDS, Mark Dominic→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-26
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Active
REYNOLDS, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOW, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
LOW, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15