DELIMART LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC583798 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-13
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£127.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10120SIC 10120
- 10130SIC 10130
- 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £126,978
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£189k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£127k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.0k | £77.8k |
| Current assets | £219.6k | £176.5k |
| Cash | £188.9k | £151.0k |
| Net assets | £127.0k | £77.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05➖SHEPPARD, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2022-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-01➕THOMSON, Ewan appointeddirector
- 2021-08-01➖THOMSON, Ewan resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs DELIMART LIMITED
- 2017-12-13➕SHEPPARD, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2017-12-13➕THOMSON, Ewan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ewan Thomson Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2021 |
Mr Thomas James Sheppard Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ewan Thomsonceased 01/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
51-53 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5HX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
THOMSON, Ewan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-08-01
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SHEPPARD, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-12-13 · resigned 2022-12-05
THOMSON, Ewan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-12-13 · resigned 2021-08-01
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-14