DISCOUNT TRADE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10460144 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£6.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,996,380

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6.7m
Net Worth
£6.0m
Current Assets
£6.8m
Current Liabilities
£0£1.4m£2.7m£4.1m£5.4m£6.8mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£6.00M
Current assets£6.77M
Cash£6.72M
Debtors£53.0k
Net assets£6.00M

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 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-24
    WOOD, Matthew resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-09-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-08-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DISCOUNT TRADE LTD
  20. 2016-11-03
    WOOD, Donna appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-03
    WOOD, Matthew 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

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Donna Wood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Woodceased 24/09/2025· 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
Incorporated2016-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit 8 Two Bridges Industrial Park
Newhey
Rochdale
OL16 3SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOOD, Donna
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-11-03
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Active
WOOD, Matthew
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-11-03 · resigned 2025-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-06