DANECROFT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03753159 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-15
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
£52.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £52,280
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £52.3k | £51.2k |
| Current assets | £24.7k | £40.5k |
| Cash | £9.7k | £23.1k |
| Debtors | £15.0k | £17.5k |
| Net assets | £52.3k | £51.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12➖WARREN, David John, Managing Director resigneddirector
- 2024-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-07-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-06-30➕WARREN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-30➖WARREN, Margaret Anne resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-10➕WARREN, Jon David appointeddirector
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 1999-04-30➕WARREN, Margaret Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-30➖WAYNE, Harold resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-04-30➕WARREN, David John, Managing Director appointeddirector
- 1999-04-30➖WAYNE, Yvonne resignednominee-director
- 1999-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs DANECROFT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 1999-04-15➕WAYNE, Harold appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-04-15➕WAYNE, Yvonne appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Jon David Warren Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Managing Director David John Warrenceased 30/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
36 West End
Melksham
SN12 6HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WARREN, David John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARREN, Jon David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-06-10
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WARREN, Margaret Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2020-06-30
WAYNE, Harold→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-15 · resigned 1999-04-30
WARREN, David John, Managing Director→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2024-03-12
WAYNE, Yvonne→
Resignednominee-director · ~46y · appointed 1999-04-15 · resigned 1999-04-30
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-27