DANSON (GB) LTD

💤Zombieactive

03589274 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-29

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

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2024-03-25
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2023-03-27
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2022-03-31
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2021-06-29
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2020-03-20
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2019-03-29
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2018-03-29
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2017-07-07
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2017-03-16
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accounts · AA
2016-07-26
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2016-03-17
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2015-08-17
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2015-02-24
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accounts · AA
2014-08-06
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2013-01-16
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NOLAN, John Joseph resigned
director
2011-05-01
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MCGILLOWAY, Liam Gerard appointed
director
2009-07-14
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NOLAN, Ann Bridget resigned
secretary
2004-05-24
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GOODWIN, Neil Owen resigned
secretary
1999-05-22
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GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointed
secretary
1998-07-01
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NOLAN, Ann Bridget appointed
secretary
1998-07-01
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NOLAN, John Joseph appointed
director
1998-06-29
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Company incorporated
As DANSON (GB) LTD
1998-06-29
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-29
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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1998-06-29
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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1998-06-29
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Liam Gerard Mcgilloway Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	29/06/2017

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

Incorporated1998-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Leafield Crescent

Birmingham

B33 9NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCGILLOWAY, Liam Gerard→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-01

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Active

GOODWIN, Neil Owen→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-22 · resigned 2004-05-24

Resigned

NOLAN, Ann Bridget→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2009-07-14

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-29 · resigned 1998-06-29

Resigned

NOLAN, John Joseph→

director · ~66y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2013-01-16

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-29 · resigned 1998-06-29

Resigned

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