DIRT B GONE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC414166 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£81.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £81,083
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£82k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£81k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£67k£83kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£81.1k£76.1k
Current assets£83.3k—
Cash£81.8k£66.9k
Debtors£1.5k—
Net assets£81.1k£76.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-07-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2016-03-02
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    DOUGLAS, Barry appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-10
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Karen resigned
    director
  19. 2012-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As DIRT B GONE LTD
  20. 2012-01-09
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Douglas
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2012-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

Dallars Mains Cottage
Hurlford
Kilmarnock
KA1 5JW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Barry→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-02
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Karen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-12