D & S METALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07839682 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-08
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 May 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees400

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
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-05-29
    ➕
    VINCENT, Michelle appointed
    director
  17. 2012-05-29
    ➖
    WHITEHOUSE, Samantha resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-05-29
    ➖
    WHITEHOUSE, Douglas Albert resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As D & S METALS LTD
  20. 2011-11-08
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-11-08
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Douglas Albert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Miss Michelle Vincent
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 1 Woden Road South
Wednesbury
West Midlands
WS10 0AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VINCENT, Michelle→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHOUSE, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-08 · resigned 2012-05-29
Resigned
WHITEHOUSE, Douglas Albert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-11-08 · resigned 2012-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-27