D K HANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC303540 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,949
Cash YoY
+302%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 302% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 24086% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 218% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£8.9k£37
Current assets£15.4k£4.8k
Cash£15.4k£3.8k
Debtors—£1.0k
Net assets£8.9k£37

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
    ➕
    ROSS, Duncan Kevin appointed
    director
  3. 2024-12-04
    ➖
    ROSS, Duncan Robert resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    ROSS, Pentara resigned
    director
  18. 2015-04-06
    ➕
    ROSS, Pentara appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-27
    ➖
    ROSS, Florence Grace resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-10
    ➖
    ROSS, Duncan Kevin resigned
    director
  21. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    ROSS, Duncan Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2006-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D K HANS LIMITED
  23. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    ROSS, Florence Grace appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    ROSS, Duncan Kevin appointed
    director
  27. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Kevin Ross
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Pentara Rossceased 01/07/2017· 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
Incorporated2006-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

90 Scalloway Park
Fraserburgh
AB43 9FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ROSS, Duncan Kevin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Florence Grace→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2013-08-27
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned
ROSS, Duncan Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2024-12-04
Resigned
ROSS, Duncan Kevin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2007-08-10
Resigned
ROSS, Pentara→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-04-06 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13