DRILLING & WORKOVER CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05504896 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-11

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£1.28M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,281,913

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,937 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.3m

↓ 1.2% YoY

Current Assets

£1.3m

↓ 1.8% 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	£1.28M	£1.30M
Current assets	£1.32M	£1.34M
Net assets	£1.28M	£1.30M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts · AA
2023-02-13
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accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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accounts · AA
2018-02-12
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accounts · AA
2017-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-05
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-28
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annual-return · AR01
2013-10-03
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accounts · AA
2005-07-11
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Company incorporated
As DRILLING & WORKOVER CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
2005-07-11
➕
GILFORD, Susan Mary appointed
secretary
2005-07-11
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COOMBER, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2005-07-11
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-07-11
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2005-07-11
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2005-07-11
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan Paul Coomber Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-07-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Penvounder Halt Lane

Goonhavern

Truro

Cornwall

TR4 9QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GILFORD, Susan Mary→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-11

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Active

COOMBER, Jonathan Paul→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-07-11

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-11 · resigned 2005-07-11

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-11 · resigned 2005-07-11

Resigned

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