DESTENEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05906475 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-05-01
    ➖
    NILED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-08-28
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2009-09-07
    ➖
    MILTON PRICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-09-07
    ➕
    NILED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-10-22
    ➕
    MILTON PRICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-10-22
    ➖
    UK EUROBV SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DESTENEY LIMITED
  23. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    LIM, Jan Theodoor appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    UK EUROBV SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 65. 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 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jan Theodoor Lim
Individual · Dutch · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/08/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Dept 302 43 Owston Road
Carcroft
Doncaster
DN6 8DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LIM, Jan Theodoor→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILTON PRICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-22 · resigned 2009-09-07
Resigned
NILED LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-07 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
UK EUROBV SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24