DUNNE HAULAGE & PLANT HIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09572413 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-09-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-05-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-05
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUNNE HAULAGE & PLANT HIRE LIMITED
  19. 2015-05-01
    DUNNE, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Paul Dunne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Old Orchard Woodstock Road
Stonesfield
Witney
OX29 8QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUNNE, James
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-05-01
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Recent filings (30 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-18