D C N SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03818116 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,662

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-30
Total assets£1.4k
Current assets£37.0k
Net assets£7.7k

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-11-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2021-10-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-10-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-06
    ➖
    NORTH, Madeleine Audrey resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As D C N SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    NORTH, David Charles appointed
    director
  20. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    NORTH, Madeleine Audrey appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-08-02
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-08-02
    ➖
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Charles North
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

1 Spring Gardens
Burnley Road
Sowerby Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX6 2TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

NORTH, David Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTH, Madeleine Audrey→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 2015-11-06
Resigned
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 1999-08-02
Resigned
MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 1999-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15