D2M SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04484413 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-12
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (70/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-07-20
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Colin Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2011-07-28
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Colin Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2005-02-22
    ➖
    ROBBINS, Clare Mary resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-22
    ➕
    GILLAM, Lisa Mari appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-02-22
    ➖
    GILLAM, Clare Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As D2M SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    GILLAM, Melvyn Craig appointed
    director
  23. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    GILLAM, Clare Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    ROBBINS, Clare Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    FORMATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-07-12
    ➖
    FORMATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-07-12
    ➖
    FORMATION NOMINEES 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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 64. 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 Melvyn Craig Gillam
Individual · English · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

6, Downwood Close
Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
Hampshire
SO45 5SU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GILLAM, Lisa Mari→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLAM, Melvyn Craig→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLAM, Clare Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2004-02-22
Resigned
ROBBINS, Clare Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2005-02-22
Resigned
FORMATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-12
Resigned
RAMSAY, Colin Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-07-28 · resigned 2012-07-20
Resigned
FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-12