DMK MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03211178 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£193.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £193,934
Cash YoY
+179%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£191k
↑ 179% YoY
Net Worth
£194k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£252k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £203.3k | £150.3k |
| Current assets | £252.0k | £178.4k |
| Cash | £190.7k | £68.3k |
| Debtors | £3.3k | £25.4k |
| Net assets | £193.9k | £139.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-03-31➖PARRISH, Colleen resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 1998-07-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1996-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DMK MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 1996-06-12➕PARRISH, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1996-06-12➕PARRISH, Colleen appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-12➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-12➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-12➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-12➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John Parrish Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 50–75% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
158 Pacific Road Trentham
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 8UD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
PARRISH, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARRISH, Colleen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 2019-03-31
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 1996-06-12
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 1996-06-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 18/07/1998 | 23/01/2025 |
Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31