DUSKY FR LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC629211 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£500
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £500
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Net assets shrinking
Down £93 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£500
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £500 | £593 |
| Current assets | £2.4k | £8.7k |
| Cash | £7 | £6.6k |
| Debtors | £2.4k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £500 | £593 |
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.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15➕WEST, Sarah Ellen appointeddirector
- 2023-09-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-14➖WEST, Lesley Anne resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-25➖ANGUS, Leah resigneddirector
- 2019-06-27➕WEST, Lesley Anne appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DUSKY FR LTD
- 2019-05-01➕WEST, Aidan George appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➕ANGUS, Leah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Ellen West Individual · British · DOB 10/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/12/2023 |
Mr Aidan George West Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Leah Angusceased 25/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
4 Angus Avenue
Fetterangus
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 4AD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WEST, Aidan George→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEST, Sarah Ellen→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEST, Lesley Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-06-27 · resigned 2023-08-14
ANGUS, Leah→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2021-01-25
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09