DPF DEEP CLEAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC473488 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-26
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (0 active, 1 linked, 1 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-242025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-19
    MCLEAN, Stewart resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As DPF DEEP CLEAN LTD
  18. 2014-03-26
    MCLEAN, Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990

Registered office

14 Powdrake Road
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 9UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

MCLEAN, Stewart
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2026-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06