DAB GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC451963 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-10
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£421.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
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: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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 £421,753

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
Net Worth
£422k
Current Assets
£219k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£84k£169k£253k£337k£422kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£750.1k—
Current assets£219.3k—
Cash£64.9k—
Debtors£133.3k—
Net assets£421.8k—

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-04
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  3. 2023-03-03
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  4. 2022-04-25
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  5. 2021-06-28
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  6. 2020-12-16
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  7. 2020-12-16
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  8. 2020-12-01
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  9. 2019-07-31
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  10. 2018-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-04-04
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-05-26
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  14. 2017-03-27
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  15. 2016-12-01
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-11-28
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-11-25
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    BOYD, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2016-09-01
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    BOYD, Duncan Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-21
    ➖
    BOYD, Duncan Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2016-02-12
    ➕
    BOYD, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2015-11-18
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    BOYD, Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2015-11-02
    ➖
    BOYD, Duncan Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    BOYD, Duncan Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    BOYD, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As DAB GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
  26. 2013-06-10
    ➕
    BOYD, Duncan Alexander appointed
    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 Alexander Boyd
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/06/2017

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
Incorporated2013-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

8 Blaich
Fort William
PH33 7AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BOYD, Duncan Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-09-01
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Active
BOYD, Duncan Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2016-02-21
Resigned
BOYD, Duncan Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
BOYD, Michael→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
BOYD, Michael→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2015-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
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2025-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
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accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
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accounts · AA
2023-03-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
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accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
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accounts · AA
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-16
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gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31