DAVID PETERSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03363126 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-127.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £127,392
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
-£127k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£127k-£93k-£59k-£25k£10k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-127.4k£-109.0k
Current assets£40.8k£43.9k
Cash£3.8k£5.4k
Debtors£3.7k£2.0k
Net assets£-127.4k£-109.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-12-21
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-20
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    WEISS, Jacqueline Esthelle appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-20
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    WEISS, Elliott Samuel resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-07
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  8. 2022-06-14
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  9. 2021-11-02
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  10. 2020-12-09
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  11. 2019-10-11
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  12. 2018-11-21
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  13. 2017-12-15
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  14. 2016-12-29
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  15. 2016-05-05
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  16. 2015-12-29
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  17. 2015-05-13
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  18. 2010-04-01
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    WEISS, Elliott Samuel appointed
    director
  19. 2010-04-01
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    WEISS, Jacqueline Esthelle resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    WEISS, Jacqueline Esthelle appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-25
    ➖
    WEISS, Peter George resigned
    director
  22. 1998-05-08
    ➖
    WEISS, Peggy Zipporah resigned
    director
  23. 1997-05-20
    ➕
    WEISS, David Hillel appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-05-20
    ➖
    DEW, Susan Patricia resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-05-20
    ➖
    HART, Susan Tanya Cynthia resigned
    director
  26. 1997-05-20
    ➕
    WEISS, Peggy Zipporah appointed
    director
  27. 1997-05-20
    ➕
    WEISS, Peter George appointed
    director
  28. 1997-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVID PETERSON LIMITED
  29. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    DEW, Susan Patricia appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    HART, Susan Tanya Cynthia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hillel Weiss
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Jade House, 27 Farnham Drive
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 6NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WEISS, David Hillel→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-20
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Active
WEISS, Jacqueline Esthelle→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-20
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Active
DEW, Susan Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1997-05-20
Resigned
HART, Susan Tanya Cynthia→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1997-05-20
Resigned
WEISS, Elliott Samuel→
director · ~35y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2023-12-20
Resigned
WEISS, Jacqueline Esthelle→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
WEISS, Peggy Zipporah→
director · ~102y · appointed 1997-05-20 · resigned 1998-05-08
Resigned
WEISS, Peter George→
director · ~99y · appointed 1997-05-20 · resigned 2008-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
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2025-11-13
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2025-05-08
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
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officers · AP01
2023-12-21
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officers · TM01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
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accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13