DCN WHOLESALE FLOWERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08766556 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£119
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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.

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £119
Very low cash
Cash position: £42
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42
~ YoY
Net Worth
£119
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24£48£71£95£119Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£119£119
Cash£42£42
Debtors£77£77
Net assets£119£119

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  2. 2025-05-08
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  3. 2024-02-14
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  4. 2024-01-10
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  5. 2023-03-03
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  6. 2022-04-06
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  7. 2021-10-26
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  8. 2020-11-03
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  9. 2019-10-23
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  10. 2018-05-30
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  11. 2018-01-25
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  12. 2017-08-25
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  13. 2016-09-06
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  14. 2015-11-09
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  15. 2015-09-23
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-08-31
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    REA, Michelle Joanne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-08-31
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    REA, Michelle Joanne resigned
    director
  18. 2013-11-08
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    REA, Michelle Joanne resigned
    director
  19. 2013-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DCN WHOLESALE FLOWERS LTD
  20. 2013-11-07
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    WAREING, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-07
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    REA, Michelle Joanne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    REA, Michelle Joanne appointed
    director
  23. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    REA, Michelle Joanne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 83 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 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
Mrs Elizabeth Wareing
Individual · British · DOB 08/1943 · age 83
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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

509 Bury Road
Rochdale
OL11 4DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WAREING, Elizabeth→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REA, Michelle Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
REA, Michelle Joanne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-08
Resigned
REA, Michelle Joanne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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accounts · AA01
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20