D & L CARPETS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05914583 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-58.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £58,236

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£58k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 259% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£58k-£44k-£29k-£15k-£210£14kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-57.3k£-46.6k
Current assets£14.3k£4.0k
Net assets£-58.2k£-48.7k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-12
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    STANSFIELD, Lisa Clare resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-21
    ➖
    NEVILLE, Matthew resigned
    director
  16. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    NEVILLE, Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    STANSFIELD, Lisa Clare appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-01
    ➖
    ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-04-05
    ➕
    STANSFIELD, Darren John appointed
    director
  22. 2008-04-05
    ➖
    RAWAL, Krishna Kumar resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    RAWAL, Krishna Kumar appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-08-24
    ➖
    BCM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-08-24
    ➖
    BCM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D & L CARPETS LTD
  28. 2006-08-23
    ➕
    BCM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-08-23
    ➕
    BCM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 18 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 18 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
Mr Darren John Stanfield
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control05/03/2017

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
Incorporated2006-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

74a High Street Wanstead
London
E11 2RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

STANSFIELD, Darren John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
BCM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-23 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned
NEVILLE, Matthew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2018-12-21
Resigned
RAWAL, Krishna Kumar→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2008-04-05
Resigned
STANSFIELD, Lisa Clare→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2026-06-12
Resigned
BCM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-08-23 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28