DORATO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC344142 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-10

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£690

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 14190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £690

Cash YoY

+30969%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£31k

↑ 30969% YoY

Net Worth

£690

↑ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£36k

↑ 586% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£690	£621
Current assets	£36.3k	£5.3k
Cash	£30.8k	£99
Debtors	£5.5k	£5.2k
Net assets	£690	£621

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-10
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2008-06-10
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Company incorporated
As DORATO LIMITED
2008-06-10
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CAPALDI, Dominic Paul 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dominic Paul Capaldi Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-06-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

29 Brandon Street

Hamilton

South Lanarkshire

ML3 6DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CAPALDI, Dominic Paul→

director · ~42y · appointed 2008-06-10

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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-03-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-04-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2020-03-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-03-06