DUNBEG STORES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC634566 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-27
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.

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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-15
    ➖
    YOUNG, Murray Arthur resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNBEG STORES LIMITED
  11. 2019-06-27
    ➕
    DUNLOP, William Allan appointed
    director
  12. 2019-06-27
    ➕
    YOUNG, Murray Arthur appointed
    director
  13. 2019-06-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
William Allan Dunlop
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Murray Arthur Youngceased 15/01/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

15 Jane Road
Dunbeg
Oban
Argyll
PA37 1QE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DUNLOP, William Allan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-06-27
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Active
YOUNG, Murray Arthur→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-06-27 · resigned 2025-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-06-27