DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC398856 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-04

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2022-05-10
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-05-10
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Company dissolved
2022-02-22
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-02-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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ADAMS, Paul resigned
director
2021-10-01
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GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian resigned
director
2021-10-01
➖
MACDONALD, Ian resigned
director
2021-10-01
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MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth resigned
director
2021-10-01
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SMART, John Douglas resigned
director
2021-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-31
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CAMPBELL, James Peter resigned
director
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-11
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DONALDSON, Ian resigned
director
2020-04-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-12
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officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-31
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BELL, David Graham appointed
director
2019-08-31
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ADAMS, Paul appointed
director
2019-08-31
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CAMPBELL, James Peter appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
DONALDSON, Ian appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
MACDONALD, Ian appointed
director
2019-08-31
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MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth appointed
director
2019-08-31
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SMART, John Douglas appointed
director
2019-07-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-30
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-06-30
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MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
director
2019-06-30
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2019-06-30
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DUNCAN, Calum Iain resigned
director
2011-05-04
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Company incorporated
As DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED
2011-05-04
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DUNCAN, Calum Iain 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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-05-10

Group structure

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED

This company · SC398856

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/06/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Calum Iain Duncanceased 30/06/2019· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp The Green House

Beechwood Park North

Inverness

IV2 3BL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2020-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BELL, David Graham→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACLEOD, Angus George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2019-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2019-06-30

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Active

ADAMS, Paul→

director · ~46y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-10-01

Resigned

CAMPBELL, James Peter→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-08-31

Resigned

DONALDSON, Ian→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2020-09-11

Resigned

DUNCAN, Calum Iain→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2019-06-30

Resigned

GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian→

director · ~49y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-10-01

Resigned

MACDONALD, Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-10-01

Resigned

MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-10-01

Resigned

SMART, John Douglas→

director · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2021-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2022-05-10

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2022-02-22

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2022-02-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-10-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-09-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-11

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2020-04-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2020-04-22