DJCOMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC430071 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£12.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,154

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 121% YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£12.2k	£5.5k
Current assets	£7.5k	£13.8k
Net assets	£12.2k	£5.5k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-08-22
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address · AD01
2025-05-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-17
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts · AA
2022-05-20
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accounts · AA
2021-05-18
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accounts · AA
2020-06-15
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officers · TM01
2020-05-24
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MACDONALD, Sandra resigned
director
2020-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
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2018-05-17
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2017-03-13
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2016-05-05
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2015-09-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-27
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2012-08-09
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Company incorporated
As DJCOMS LIMITED
2012-08-09
➕
MACDONALD, Donald John appointed
director
2012-08-09
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MACDONALD, Sandra appointed
director
2012-08-09
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MACDONALD, Sandra resigned
director
2012-08-09
➕
MACDONALD, Sandra 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald John Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-08-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

10 Mcgowan Crescent

Bannockburn

Stirling

FK7 8YX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACDONALD, Donald John→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-09

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Active

MACDONALD, Sandra→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2012-08-09

Resigned

MACDONALD, Sandra→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2020-05-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-06-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-05-05