D K STEAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05083398 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (79/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
62 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,815
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.8k | £-19.2k |
| Current assets | £13.2k | — |
| Cash | £5.9k | — |
| Debtors | £7.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-3.8k | £-19.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-06➕STEAD, David Thomas Kirby appointeddirector
- 2011-04-06➖PRICE, Natasha resigneddirector
- 2011-04-06➖PRICE, Nicholas Becket resigneddirector
- 2011-04-01➖PRICE, Natasha resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-07➕PRICE, Natasha appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-05-07➕PRICE, Natasha appointeddirector
- 2004-05-07➕PRICE, Nicholas Becket appointeddirector
- 2004-05-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs D K STEAD LIMITED
- 2004-03-24➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-24➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "STEAD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Thomas Kirby Stead Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVENEW COMPETITIONS LIMITED→ 16931712 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAH INVESTMENT LIMITED→ 15261991 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEYOND YORKSHIRE LTD→ 15109649 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| EBRU EVRIM LIMITED→ 11749097 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EGLOBAL VOYAGE LIMITED→ 06095882 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ELEVEN ELEVEN SPORTS PERFORMANCE LTD→ 14128068 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Lishman Chambers
12 Princes Square
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
STEAD, David Thomas Kirby→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, Natasha→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2011-04-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-24 · resigned 2004-05-07
PRICE, Natasha→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2011-04-06
PRICE, Nicholas Becket→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2011-04-06
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-24 · resigned 2004-05-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24