C D EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04862447 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-11

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£-17.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22290

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

25990SIC 25990

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £17,201

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£17k

↑ 6.5% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£-17.2k	£-18.4k
Current assets	£5.8k	£8.6k
Net assets	£-17.2k	£-18.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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2025-06-30
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2024-06-28
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2023-06-22
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accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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2021-06-29
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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2019-06-28
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accounts · AA
2018-06-28
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accounts · AA
2017-08-25
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address · AD01
2017-06-12
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accounts · AA
2016-08-16
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officers · TM02
2016-07-10
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DAVY, Sheila Jeanette resigned
secretary
2016-06-09
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accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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officers · TM01
2016-02-26
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officers · TM01
2016-02-23
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DAVY, Carl Peter resigned
director
2016-02-23
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DAVY, Sheila Jeanette resigned
director
2003-08-11
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Company incorporated
As C D EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING LIMITED
2003-08-11
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DAVY, Jonathan Richard appointed
director
2003-08-11
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DAVY, Sheila Jeanette appointed
secretary
2003-08-11
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DAVY, Carl Peter appointed
director
2003-08-11
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DAVY, Sheila Jeanette appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan Richard Davy Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-08-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Unit 22a Pershore Trading Estate

Pershore

WR10 2DD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DAVY, Jonathan Richard→

director · ~51y · appointed 2003-08-11

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Active

DAVY, Sheila Jeanette→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2016-07-10

Resigned

DAVY, Carl Peter→

director · ~83y · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2016-02-23

Resigned

DAVY, Sheila Jeanette→

director · ~80y · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2016-02-23

Resigned

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