DFD PLANT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12304160 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-08
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
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £10,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,303 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£119kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£51.1k£37.9k
Current assets£110.4k£118.7k
Net assets£10.3k£54.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-02-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-08-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-08-18
    GUY, Diane resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-08-18
    ALLEN, David Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2020-08-18
    GUY, Diane resigned
    director
  23. 2019-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DFD PLANT LTD
  24. 2019-11-08
    PETHER, Felicity Clare appointed
    director
  25. 2019-11-08
    GUY, Diane appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-11-08
    ALLEN, David Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2019-11-08
    GUY, Diane 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Felicity Clare Pether
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares08/11/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Stephen Allenceased 19/08/2020· significant influence
  • Ms Diane Guyceased 18/08/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Dfd Plant
Fulwood Road South
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 2JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PETHER, Felicity Clare
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-11-08
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Active
GUY, Diane
secretary · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2020-08-18
Resigned
ALLEN, David Stephen
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2020-08-18
Resigned
GUY, Diane
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2020-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-01