DKFIREWOOD-GROUNDWORKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC723952 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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 (1 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,454

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£4k-£1k£2k£5k£9kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£28.8k
Current assets£8.5k
Cash£3.1k
Debtors£5.4k
Net assets£-7.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DKFIREWOOD-GROUNDWORKS LTD
  8. 2022-02-22
    BELL, Kayleigh Connell appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-22
    📄
    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

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
Kayleigh Connell Bell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Swallows Barn
Chapelknowe
Canonbie
DG14 0XZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Kayleigh Connell
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-22
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-22