DEREK SIMPSON LTD

💤Zombieactive
04447165 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-24
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
£50.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,813
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,006 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£69kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£53.2k£61.2k
Current assets£61.2k£69.5k
Net assets£50.8k£54.8k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2025-01-22
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  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-29
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  5. 2023-01-16
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  6. 2021-12-29
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  7. 2021-01-04
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  8. 2019-12-30
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  9. 2018-12-31
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  10. 2018-03-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-03-19
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-19
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-03-19
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-03-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-03-19
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    address · AD01
  16. 2018-02-21
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2011-09-01
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    OAKLEY, Sheila Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DEREK SIMPSON LTD
  19. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Derek Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    OAKLEY, Sheila Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  24. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Derek Joseph Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

Arnside Cottage
Glaisdale
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 2PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SIMPSON, Derek Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
OAKLEY, Sheila Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30