2DKA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08064500 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-10

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-509.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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 · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £509,446

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£509k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-509.4k	£-457.1k
Net assets	£-509.4k	£-457.1k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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2025-02-25
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2024-03-02
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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accounts · AA
2020-02-10
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accounts · AA
2019-02-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-03
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officers · AP01
2018-05-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-05-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-17
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accounts · AA
2018-01-24
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officers · TM01
2018-01-08
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DHANOA, Naginder appointed
director
2018-01-08
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DHANOA, Daljit Singh resigned
director
2017-02-08
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accounts · AA
2016-05-11
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2016-02-25
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accounts · AA
2012-05-10
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Company incorporated
As 2DKA LIMITED
2012-05-10
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DHANOA, Daljit Singh appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Naginder Dhanoa Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	08/01/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Daljit Singh Dhanoaceased 31/01/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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

Incorporated2012-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Hive Corner Hive Road

Bushey Heath

Bushey

Hertfordshire

WD23 1JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DHANOA, Naginder→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-01-08

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Active

DHANOA, Daljit Singh→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-10 · resigned 2018-01-08

Resigned

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