DD1 DEVELOPMENTS LTD

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SC741116 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,555

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£2.6k
Current assets£16.4k
Net assets£2.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DD1 DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  8. 2022-08-12
    FRIEL-MYLES, Allan appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-12
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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

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
Mr Allan Friel-Myles
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

38-40 St. John Street
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 5SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FRIEL-MYLES, Allan
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-12
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-12