DTS SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC200084 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-22

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-8.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56290Other food services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (75/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £8,409

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,184 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£8k

↓ 224% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-176	£1.5k
Current assets	£2.1k	£3.4k
Net assets	£-8.4k	£6.8k

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

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 (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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2024-12-30
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2023-12-31
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2022-12-30
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2021-12-31
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2021-03-31
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2019-12-23
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2018-12-27
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2017-12-28
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2017-04-25
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SOMERVILLE, Susan resigned
secretary
2017-04-25
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officers · TM02
2016-10-03
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2015-12-17
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2015-10-08
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1999-09-22
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Company incorporated
As DTS SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
1999-09-22
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SOMERVILLE, Dennis Thomson appointed
director
1999-09-22
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SOMERVILLE, Susan appointed
secretary
1999-09-22
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-09-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Dennis Thomson Somerville Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	22/09/2016

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

Incorporated1999-09-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

3 Kingseat Drive

Tillicoultry

Clackmannanshire

FK13 6RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-10

Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SOMERVILLE, Dennis Thomson→

director · ~76y · appointed 1999-09-22

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Active

SOMERVILLE, Susan→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-22 · resigned 2017-04-25

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-22 · resigned 1999-09-22

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-22 · resigned 1999-09-22

Resigned

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