DORNOCH BID LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC797381 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-01

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£9.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (7 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,759

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

Net Worth

£10k

Current Assets

£17k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28
Total assets	£9.8k
Current assets	£16.6k
Cash	£10.4k
Debtors	£6.1k
Net assets	£9.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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LOGIE, Matthew Lewis Arne appointed
director
2026-04-07
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MCGILLIVRAY, James William resigned
director
2026-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
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MACCULLOCH, Catherine Angela resigned
director
2025-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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DUHIGG, John William resigned
director
2025-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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JOHNSON, Joanne Louise appointed
director
2025-03-27
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GRANT, Mark Alexander resigned
director
2025-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-02
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THOMPSON, Tom Colin appointed
director
2024-11-04
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BRUCE, Claire Louise appointed
director
2024-11-04
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MACKAY, Kyle Allan John resigned
director
2024-10-31
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BELL, James Watson resigned
director
2024-09-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
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MACCULLOCH, Catherine Angela appointed
director
2024-09-06
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VENNY, Suzanne De resigned
director
2024-07-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-05
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BELL, James Watson appointed
director
2024-04-05
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DUHIGG, John William appointed
director
2024-04-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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2024-03-12
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FERGUSON, Gavin Andrew, Dr resigned
director
2024-03-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-13
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FRASER, Yvonne Mary resigned
director
2024-02-13
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MCGILLIVRAY, James William appointed
director
2024-02-01
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Company incorporated
As DORNOCH BID LIMITED
2024-02-01
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DIXON, Gareth George Irwin appointed
director
2024-02-01
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KNOX, Virgina Caroline appointed
director
2024-02-01
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SMITH, Robert appointed
director
2024-02-01
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FERGUSON, Gavin Andrew, Dr appointed
director
2024-02-01
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FRASER, Yvonne Mary appointed
director
2024-02-01
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GRANT, Mark Alexander appointed
director
2024-02-01
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MACKAY, Kyle Allan John appointed
director
2024-02-01
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VENNY, Suzanne De appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DUHIGG, John William resigned 2025-09-01; MACCULLOCH, Catherine Angela resigned 2026-02-06; MCGILLIVRAY, James William resigned 2026-04-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-02-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Mackay & Co Ca Unit 8

Golspie Business Park

Golspie

Sutherland

KW10 6UB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31