DB HALO LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC861463 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 insolvency
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 insolvency
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  2. 2026-03-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-03-26
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  4. 2026-03-26
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  5. 2025-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DB HALO LTD
  6. 2025-09-03
    DICK, Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-03-26: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Dick
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/09/2025

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
Incorporated2025-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

28 Barbieston Road
Dalrymple
Ayr
KA6 6DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DICK, Alexander
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-09-03
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Recent filings (5 total)

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-03-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-27
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-03-26
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-03