A DIVERS CONTRACTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC336552 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-22
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£181
Current assets—£33.1k
Cash—£13.1k
Debtors—£12.3k
Net assets—£181
Average employees3—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-04-21
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    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-04-17
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    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-30
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    DIVERS, Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2008-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A DIVERS CONTRACTS LTD
  18. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    DIVERS, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    DIVERS, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-01-22
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    DIVERS, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-01-22
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-01-22
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-01-22
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DIVERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Divers
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DIVERS, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-22
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Active
DIVERS, Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-22
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned
DIVERS, Paul→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-31