DT SERVICES (SOUTH EAST) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08143112 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-47.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,231
Cash YoY
+121%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 121% YoY
Net Worth
-£47k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£262k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£47k£15k£77k£139k£201k£262kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£10.0k£31.9k
Current assets£261.9k£262.4k
Cash£6.6k£3.0k
Debtors£192.3k£202.5k
Net assets£-47.2k£-41.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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  6. 2021-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-24
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-02-15
    ➖
    THOMAS, Jane Marie resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-11
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  12. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-08-02
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    THOMAS, Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-02
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    THOMAS, Daniel Lewis resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DT SERVICES (SOUTH EAST) LTD.
  20. 2012-07-13
    ➕
    THOMAS, Jane Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-07-13
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-13
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 2012-07-13
    ➕
    THOMAS, Daniel Lewis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

58/100
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 13 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
Mr Philip Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

5 Valkyrie Avenue
Whitstable
CT5 4DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMAS, Philip→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-08-02
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Active
THOMAS, Jane Marie→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2021-02-15
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2012-07-13
Resigned
THOMAS, Daniel Lewis→
director · ~30y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2013-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-20