DALRIADA SALES & LEASING LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC694434 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-06

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£13.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.8y

10/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £13,310

Net assets shrinking

Down £88,418 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 95% YoY

Cash YoY

-95%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£553

↓ 95% YoY

Net Worth

£13k

↓ 87% YoY

Current Assets

£35k

↓ 70% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£33.5k	£112.1k
Current assets	£35.3k	£118.6k
Cash	£553	£12.1k
Debtors	£34.8k	£106.4k
Net assets	£13.3k	£101.7k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-01-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
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GIBLIN, Diane resigned
director
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
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GIBLIN, Diane appointed
director
2024-05-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-30
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GIBLIN, Diane resigned
director
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-22
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MANN, Scott James appointed
director
2022-03-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-06
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Company incorporated
As DALRIADA SALES & LEASING LTD
2021-04-06
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GIBLIN, Diane appointed
director
2021-04-06
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott James Mann Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	08/04/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Diane Giblinceased 22/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2021-04-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Regus Eurocentral 2 Parklands Way 1st Floor Maxim 1

Maxim Business Park

Motherwell

North Lanarkshire

ML1 4WR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-12-14OVERDUE

Last: 2024-11-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MANN, Scott James→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-03-22

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Active

GIBLIN, Diane→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-17 · resigned 2024-11-25

Resigned

GIBLIN, Diane→

director · ~48y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2023-10-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/07/2025	—

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-01

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2025-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-27

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

address · AD01

2025-01-27

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

officers · TM01

2024-11-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-30

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

address · AD01

2023-11-15

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

officers · TM01

2023-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-06

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-06-22

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-06-21