DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL OVERSEAS LTD

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06672742 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2021-11-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-09-03
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    CLIGHTON MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2008-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL OVERSEAS LTD
  18. 2008-08-14
    ➕
    MOUIRI MOUSSAVOU, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2008-08-14
    ➕
    CLIGHTON MANAGEMENT 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 18 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 Paul Mouiri Moussavou
Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/08/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

1 Hutton Close
South Church Enterprise Park
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MOUIRI MOUSSAVOU, Paul→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIGHTON MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2010-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28