DUNDEE MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT LTD

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SC523085 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-22
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
    ➕
    PARKER, Graham appointed
    director
  2. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    KEILLOR, Graeme resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    WEBBER, Peter Martin resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-04-27
    ➖
    RIDGWAY, Donald Thomas resigned
    director
  13. 2021-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-01-27
    ➕
    KEILLOR, Graeme appointed
    director
  17. 2021-01-27
    ➕
    WEBBER, Peter Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2021-01-25
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    MANSON, Ian Macdonald appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-01-18
    ➖
    SCOTT, Alexander George resigned
    secretary
  22. 2021-01-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-10-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2019-10-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2019-09-30
    ➖
    LETFORD MBE, John Ross, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2019-01-11
    ➖
    MCDONELL, James Stephen resigned
    director
  28. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    SCOTT, Alexander George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2018-11-28
    ➖
    CHIENE + TAIT LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    LETFORD MBE, John Ross, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    RIDGWAY, Donald Thomas appointed
    director
  32. 2015-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUNDEE MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT LTD
  33. 2015-12-22
    ➕
    CHIENE + TAIT LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2015-12-22
    ➕
    MCDONELL, James Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KEILLOR, Graeme resigned 2025-10-31; WEBBER, Peter Martin resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Dundee Museum Of Transport Scio is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dundee Museum Of Transport Scio
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DUNDEE MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT LTD
This company · SC523085

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
Dundee Museum Of Transport Scio
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Chairman Jimmy Stephan Mcdonellceased 01/12/2018· 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
Incorporated2015-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Unit 10 Market Mews
Market Street
Dundee
DD1 3LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MANSON, Ian Macdonald→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Graham→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Alexander George→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2021-01-18
Resigned
CHIENE + TAIT LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-22 · resigned 2018-11-28
Resigned
KEILLOR, Graeme→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
LETFORD MBE, John Ross, Dr→
director · ~91y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
MCDONELL, James Stephen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-12-22 · resigned 2019-01-11
Resigned
RIDGWAY, Donald Thomas→
director · ~83y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2022-04-27
Resigned
WEBBER, Peter Martin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22