DRC ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-83.3k | £-83.9k |
| Cash | £2.1k | £37 |
| Net assets | £-83.3k | £-83.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-11📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2012-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DRC ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2012-10-26➕ROTHON, Dean Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean Paul Rothon Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 26/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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