DUNBAR CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC440550 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£41.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £41,349
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 545% YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↑ 158% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£42.0k£7.0k
Current assets£114.8k£44.5k
Cash£8.2k£11.6k
Debtors£106.6k£32.8k
Net assets£41.3k£6.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2025-06-04
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  3. 2025-06-04
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  4. 2025-06-04
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  5. 2025-06-03
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  6. 2024-10-10
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  7. 2023-10-17
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  8. 2023-01-12
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  9. 2023-01-12
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  10. 2023-01-12
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-01-12
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  12. 2023-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2022-01-26
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  15. 2021-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-30
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  17. 2019-04-05
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  18. 2019-04-05
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-03-06
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    DUNBAR, David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-03-06
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    DUNBAR, Megan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNBAR CONSULTING LIMITED
  22. 2013-01-17
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Carol Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2013-01-17
    ➕
    DUNBAR, David appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-17
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Megan appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNBAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 68. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Dunbar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Mary Dunbar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

The Old School House
Dundrennan
Kirkcudbright
Dumfries & Galloway
DG6 4QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DUNBAR, David→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNBAR, Carol Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNBAR, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNBAR, Megan→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2019-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12