DUNDEE DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC435647 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2023-11-01
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  4. 2022-10-17
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  5. 2021-11-01
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  6. 2021-01-05
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  7. 2019-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-25
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-03
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  13. 2015-10-28
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  14. 2015-02-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2015-02-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2015-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2015-01-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2014-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2013-02-05
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander Herron appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNDEE DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED
  21. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    THOMSON, James, Dr appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Sandra Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Robertson Metals Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Robertson Metals Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DUNDEE DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED
This company · SC435647

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robertson Metals Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Inverkeithing Scrap Terminal Cruickness Road
Ferryhills Road
Inverkeithing
Fife
KY11 1HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

THOMSON, James, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-29
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ROBERTSON, Alexander Herron→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-05
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Active
ROBERTSON, Sandra Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-29
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—26/01/2015—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property28/01/201404/02/2015
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Recent filings (32 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08