DANSON COURT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05164390 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-28
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 Jun 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2025Jun 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-06-302025-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-14
    ➕
    CHEUNG, Jessica appointed
    secretary
  7. 2022-02-14
    ➖
    HOWARD, Jamie Mark resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-02-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-02-14
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2021-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-14
    ➖
    GREEN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-05-14
    ➕
    HOWARD, Jamie Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-05-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-05-14
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2016-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-07-26
    ➕
    MCRAYE, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2007-07-26
    ➖
    FRANKIS, Karen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-26
    ➕
    GREEN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-26
    ➖
    FRANKIS, Andrew resigned
    director
  24. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    FRANKIS, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    FRANKIS, Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-09-09
    ➖
    MORAN, Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2004-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DANSON COURT LIMITED
  28. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    FRANKIS, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-06-28
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    FRANKIS, Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    MORAN, Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2004-06-28
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

399 Blackfen Road
Sidcup
DA15 9NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

CHEUNG, Jessica→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCRAYE, Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANKIS, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
FRANKIS, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2007-07-26
Resigned
GREEN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-26 · resigned 2017-05-14
Resigned
HOWARD, Jamie Mark→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-14 · resigned 2022-02-14
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2004-06-28
Resigned
FRANKIS, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2007-07-26
Resigned
MORAN, Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2005-09-09
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2004-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28