DFD LINK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07949739 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-01➕WANG, Meng appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➖YU, Qianqian resigneddirector
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14➖LI, Ah Hung resigneddirector
- 2024-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-26➖WANG, Meng resigneddirector
- 2022-10-26➕YU, Qianqian appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-02➕LI, Ah Hung appointeddirector
- 2017-05-22➖XIE, Xiaoyan resigneddirector
- 2017-04-25➕WANG, Meng appointeddirector
- 2012-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DFD LINK LIMITED
- 2012-02-14➕XIE, Xiaoyan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Qianqian Yu Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 26/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Meng Wangceased 26/10/2022· board control · significant influence · firm interest
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
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Ingleby House
11 Cannon Street
Birmingham
B2 5EN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Active
LI, Ah Hung→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-02-02 · resigned 2024-05-14
WANG, Meng→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2022-10-26
XIE, Xiaoyan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-14 · resigned 2017-05-22
YU, Qianqian→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-10-26 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26