DAWN CALLING CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC791187 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-230
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £230
Very low cash
Cash position: £54
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£54
Net Worth
-£230
Current Assets
£54
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-230 |
| Current assets | £54 |
| Cash | £54 |
| Net assets | £-230 |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DAWN CALLING CIC
- 2023-12-01➕FINDLAY, Dawn Anne Jean appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01➕FINDLAY, Margaret Ellen Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01➕MILLS, Peter Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Dawn Anne Jean Findlay Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1985 · age 41 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 01/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CLYDE STRENGTH LTD→ SC873978 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAKUSFRAN LIMITED→ SC739300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DISABILITY EQUALITY SCOTLAND→ SC243392 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DOUGLAS J. NOBLE LIMITED→ SC247234 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| E C SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC426926 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| EASTERHOUSE (HENOSIS) LTD→ SC755545 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH CRICKET AND SPORTS CLUB→ SC714619 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH CYCLE TRAINING LIMITED→ SC531303 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH DANCE ACADEMY LIMITED→ SC246722 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH EQUILEARN CIC→ SC738354 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH FORGE CIC→ SC577773 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH GUARDIAN ANGELS LIMITED→ SC451797 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Marchhall Place
Edinburgh
EH16 5HW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FINDLAY, Dawn Anne Jean→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-12-01
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FINDLAY, Margaret Ellen Jane→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-12-01
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MILLS, Peter Edward→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-13
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-12-01