DATABASE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04542511 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£69.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £69,489
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,855 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£69k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£169k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £158.3k | £130.8k |
| Current assets | £169.3k | £179.9k |
| Cash | — | £30.4k |
| Debtors | £93.0k | £73.2k |
| Net assets | £69.5k | £72.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-04-01➕PRIDAY, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-31➖FULLER, Hazel resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-01➕FULLER, Hazel appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-31➖QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-04-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-12-05➖DOLAN, Paul Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-05➕QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DATABASE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- 2002-09-23➕DONALDSON, Colin Ian appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕FULLER, Jason appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕DOLAN, Paul Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-23➕QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-09-23➖QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Ian Donladson Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
Mr Jason Fuller Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities
Registered office
Unit 1b, Bridge Road Trading Estate Bridge Road
Kingswood
Bristol
Avon
BS15 4TA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DONALDSON, Colin Ian→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FULLER, Jason→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOLAN, Paul Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2002-12-05
FULLER, Hazel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2012-03-31
QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2006-08-31
QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2002-09-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/04/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
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2026-02-25
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2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-12