DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03711171 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-10
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.5y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £584,082
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £584.1k |
| Average employees | 126 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-04-30📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-02-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01➕BHATT, Neil appointeddirector
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2015-01-22➕ARCHER, Dana Francine appointeddirector
- 2011-10-01➖DAVIDSON, Dennis Arthur resigneddirector
- 2009-09-30➕ATKINSON, Lawrence Timothy appointeddirector
- 2009-09-30➕STANNARD, John Marcus appointeddirector
- 2008-09-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Venaglass Limited
- 2006-08-01➕CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-01➖PHILPOTTS, Paul Barrington resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2004-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-07-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-06-02➕PHILPOTTS, Paul Barrington appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-02➖CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-01-31➖KASAPI, Gregory resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-31➕CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-11-01➕KASAPI, Gregory appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-01➖CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-06-16➕DAVIDSON, Dennis Arthur appointeddirector
- 2000-06-16➖FRANKLIN, Anthony John Burnett resigneddirector
- 1999-06-10➖REEVE, Malcolm resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-10➕FRANKLIN, Anthony John Burnett appointeddirector
- 1999-06-10➖HODAL, Melanie resigneddirector
- 1999-06-10➖REEVE, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 1999-06-10➖WOOD, Stacey resigneddirector
- 1999-06-09➕CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED
- 1999-02-10➕REEVE, Malcolm appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-10➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-10➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-10➕HODAL, Melanie appointeddirector
- 1999-02-10➕REEVE, Malcolm appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)
Group structure
S & A Entertainment Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
S & A Entertainment Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED
This company · 03711171
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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S & A Entertainment Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Marcus Stannard Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Lawrence Timothy Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Helmet Row
London
EC1V 3QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)
CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARCHER, Dana Francine→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, Lawrence Timothy→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANNARD, John Marcus→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KASAPI, Gregory→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2001-01-31
PHILPOTTS, Paul Barrington→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-02 · resigned 2006-08-01
REEVE, Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2004-06-02
CAVENDISH SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 2000-11-01
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
DAVIDSON, Dennis Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2011-10-01
FRANKLIN, Anthony John Burnett→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2000-06-16
HODAL, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
REEVE, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
WOOD, Stacey→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Venaglass Venaglass Limited | Deed | 1 property | 09/09/2008 | 03/06/2025 | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 13/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 20/07/2004 | 16/09/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 25/11/2003 | 16/09/2004 |
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-02-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30