DENMAN HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05712559 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-27
    ➖
    KELVIN HUGHES, Richard Gordon resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2023-04-27
    ➕
    STACKHOUSE, Noel appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-01-31
    ➖
    SHERIDAN, Stephen Lance resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-01-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-01-17
    ➖
    SHEARDOWN, Mark Francis resigned
    director
  17. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2022-02-21
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  20. 2021-05-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-05-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2021-05-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-05-18
    ➕
    STACKHOUSE, Noel appointed
    director
  25. 2021-05-18
    ➖
    FAIRBAIRN, James Clifford resigned
    secretary
  26. 2021-05-18
    ➕
    SHERIDAN, Stephen Lance appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-08-15
    ➖
    CAYZER, Charles William, The Hon resigned
    director
  28. 2018-03-31
    ➖
    MCARDLE, Ian resigned
    director
  29. 2010-09-02
    ➕
    MCARDLE, Ian appointed
    director
  30. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    RADCLIFFE, Paul John Joseph resigned
    director
  31. 2006-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DENMAN HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  32. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    FAIRBAIRN, James Clifford appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-02-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    CAYZER, Charles William, The Hon appointed
    director
  36. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    KELVIN HUGHES, Richard Gordon appointed
    director
  37. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Paul John Joseph appointed
    director
  38. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    SHEARDOWN, Mark Francis appointed
    director
  39. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2006-02-16
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Noel Stackhouse
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Francis Sheardownceased 17/01/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Richard Gordon Kelvin Hughesceased 27/06/2023· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Sycamore House Kirkthorpe Lane
Heath
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 5SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

STACKHOUSE, Noel→
secretary · appointed 2023-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACKHOUSE, Noel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRBAIRN, James Clifford→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2021-05-18
Resigned
SHERIDAN, Stephen Lance→
secretary · appointed 2021-05-18 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-16
Resigned
CAYZER, Charles William, The Hon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2019-08-15
Resigned
KELVIN HUGHES, Richard Gordon→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2023-06-27
Resigned
MCARDLE, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
RADCLIFFE, Paul John Joseph→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
SHEARDOWN, Mark Francis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2023-01-17
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-31