DSHLAH SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10520374 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,758
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109.6k | £-8.6k |
| Current assets | £96.0k | £79.3k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £7.2k |
| Debtors | £93.7k | £72.1k |
| Net assets | £-4.8k | £-31.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-11-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-09-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DSHLAH SERVICES LIMITED
- 2016-12-12➕HORSLEY, David Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-12➕HORSLEY, David Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➕HORSLEY, Lucy Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lucy Ann Horsley Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/12/2016 |
Mr David Stephen Horsley Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Suite 30, The Runnymede Malthouse
Malthouse Lane
Egham
TW20 9BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HORSLEY, David Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-12-12
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HORSLEY, David Stephen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-12-12
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HORSLEY, Lucy Ann→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-12-12
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29