DON SLUSH LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC731118 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-02
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 May 2024
Net worth
£17.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11040
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,979

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£17.0k£12.4k
Current assets£25.9k£17.9k
Net assets£17.0k£12.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-08-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-07-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-07-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-05-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DON SLUSH LTD
  13. 2022-05-02
    RUBINO, Renzo appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-02
    📄
    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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniele Giannuzzi
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/05/2022
Mr Renzo Rubino
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/05/2022
Mr Patrik Zace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares02/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patriz Zaceceased 02/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2022-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11040 — SIC 11040

Registered office

13-15 Morningside Drive
Edinburgh
EH10 5LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUBINO, Renzo
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-05-02
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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-02