DUNPHAIL DISTILLERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC712327 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-02-05
    CHRUSZCZYK, Ewelina appointed
    director
  14. 2024-02-05
    PLAZEWSKI, Dariusz Wojciech resigned
    director
  15. 2024-01-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2023-11-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2023-10-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2023-10-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2023-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2022-11-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2021-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNPHAIL DISTILLERY LTD
  24. 2021-10-15
    PLAZEWSKI, Dariusz Wojciech 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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10

Group structure

Mde Holding Ltd. holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Mde Holding Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
DUNPHAIL DISTILLERY LTD
This company · SC712327

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ewelina Chruszczyk
Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/03/2024
Mde Holding Ltd.
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dariusz Wojciech Plazewskiceased 04/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2021-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Wester Greens
Dunphail
Forres
Moray
IV36 2QR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHRUSZCZYK, Ewelina
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-02-05
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Active
PLAZEWSKI, Dariusz Wojciech
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-10-15 · resigned 2024-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-19