DPD FIRE & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC655255 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-21

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 2025

Net worth

£3.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
84250SIC 84250

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 £3,228

Net assets shrinking

Down £11,665 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 78% YoY

Current Assets

£40k

↑ 8.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£28.3k	£35.2k
Current assets	£39.7k	£36.7k
Net assets	£3.2k	£14.9k

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell appointed
secretary
2026-03-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-02
➖
BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell resigned
secretary
2022-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-01
➕
DOHERTY, Alexandra appointed
secretary
2021-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-20
➕
BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell appointed
secretary
2020-03-20
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-03-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-21
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Company incorporated
As DPD FIRE & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD
2020-02-21
➕
DOHERTY, Daniel Patrick appointed
director
2020-02-21
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel Patrick Doherty Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/02/2020

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

Incorporated2020-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 9 Buchanan Business Centre

183 Cumbernauld Road

Glasgow

G33 6HZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-06

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Active

DOHERTY, Alexandra→

secretary · appointed 2022-10-01

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Active

DOHERTY, Daniel Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-21

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Active

BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell→

secretary · appointed 2020-03-20 · resigned 2023-05-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-24

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

address · AD01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

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

address · AD01

2024-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-31

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

address · AD01

2023-11-08

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-05-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-10-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-20