D & S LIVING UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09086601 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46160SIC 46160
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees—100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-05-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-05-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-05-26
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-05-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-05-26
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-05-24
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    COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2020-05-24
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    COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-06
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    DIXON, David James resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-08
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    COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-18
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    COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As D & S LIVING UK LIMITED
  24. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    DIXON, David James 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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Ms Susan Anne Cottingham
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/05/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Susan Anne Cottinghamceased 24/05/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Ms Susan Anne Cottinghamceased 24/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David James Dixonceased 06/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

2 Windsor Way
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 6JB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-05-24
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Active
COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2020-05-24
Resigned
COTTINGHAM, Susan Anne→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-06-16 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
DIXON, David James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-06-16 · resigned 2018-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26